Udhampur: A military operation against militants in the higher reaches of Basantgarh in Udhampur district is underway, officials said.
An official said that the operation started after joint team forces laid a cordon and search operation in the area.
He said that contact was established with the hiding militants as forces intensified searches in the upper reaches.
There have been a series of operations across Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past in which many militants and their commanders have been killed. Armed forces have also taken casualties.
Initially confined to Poonch and Rajouri districts, operations are now seen spreading across other areas of Jammu that were relatively free from such incidents until a few years ago like the Chenab valley, that was declared militancy-free, and Udhampur and Kathua.
