Terrorists Attack Into House In J&K’s Batote, Firing Going On dailyaddaa.com

One grenade attack and two encounters have been reported from across Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The first encounter, which is still going on, happened in Batote when two-three terrorists tried to stop a passenger bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. Sources said the bus driver on seeing the terrorists, who came wearing Indian military battledress, hit the accelerator and sped away. Then he informed the police, following which the security forces surrounded the area and launched a search operation, sources said.

The search operation becomes difficult due to heavy rains in the area, sources say two-three terrorists have entered a home and taken hostages. They fired at the security forces before entering the home. A hostage situation is likely to be developing, sources said. The security forces are advancing with extreme caution to avoid collateral damage, the sources said. The second encounter broke out the upper reaches of Ganderbal near the Line of Control (LoC). Two-three terrorists were reportedly shot dead by the security forces. Sources said the terrorists could have been trying to infiltrate into India since Ganderbal is very close to the LoC. The Army or the police are yet to give a statement.