Four terrorists killed in encounter in Nagrota; security forces shut Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Four terrorists have been killed in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Nagrota area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu district early on Thursday. The encounter started after a vehicle, in which terrorists were travelling, was intercepted by security forces personnel near the Ban toll plaza of Nagrota on the highway, they said.

The encounter was underway till last reports came in, they said, adding that four terrorists are believed to be in the vehicle. The highway has been closed for vehicular traffic, they said.