Jammu encounter: ASI of CISF, militant Killed, 4 other SFs Personnel Injured

Jammu encounter: ASI of CISF, militant Killed, 4 other SFs Personnel Injured

Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar : Assistant Sub Inspector of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed and four security forces personnel, were injured in an ongoing encounter with militants in Jalalabad area of Sunjawan area of Jammu on Friday.

Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu Zone, said said that there were specific inputs that militants were planning to “do something” and based on it, a cordon was launched and “there was firing”.

He said one security force personnel was killed and four others injured in the firing during initial exchange of fire.

Officials also said that one militant has been also killed and exchange of fire is on.

Killed ASI was identified as S P Patel of CISF while injured as police Head Constable Balraj Singh of Kathua, SPO Sahil Sharma of Akhnoor, CISF’s Parmod Patra of Odisha and Amir Soran of Assam who have been shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment, he said.

Notably, PM Modi is visiting Jammu on 24 April.:-PTK.