SRINAGAR: Border Uri belt woke up to huge exchange of fire during midnight at around 2am, reports from the border town said. The fire exchange continued till 7:30 am.
While the army and the police in the town say an operation is underway, they have not been able to offer any detail of the encounter that took place in Kalgi area of the border belt.
Media reports in Srinagar suggest that it was an encounter between infiltrators – believed to be three or four, and the army. It is taking place in the forests of the village. One report even said one of the militants is already slain. Armed forces, reports said had detected the infiltration at around 10:30 pm. It started with the detection of suspicious movements following which a cordon and search operation was immediately launched.
Residents said there has not been a single shot being fired since 7:30 am in the morning. But the halt in the firing has not permitted the residents to come out of their homes.
The terrorists are believed to be trapped now, Army sources said, adding the operation started at 10:30 last night and the first shots were fired early morning today.
Though infilitrationthrough Uri is rare, compared to other sectors, the area witnessed a massive operation in SEptember 2016 when suspected militants barged into a border post and created a spectacle.
(Pictures used in this news report are merely reprsentational)
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