India, Sept. 17 -- Security forces shot dead two terrorists, suspected to be affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), during an overnight encounter in the high-altitude forests of Udhampur's Majalta area.

Security personnel had been tracking a terrorist group in the dense forested belt following suspicious movements last week.

Acting on fresh intelligence inputs, joint teams from the army's White Knight Corps, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched Operation Sohan around 9pm on Wednesday, cordoning off the remote Brattal Sohan and Khubban areas. Despite hostile weather, incessant rain, rugged terrain, and low visibility, security forces established initial contact shortly after nightfall...