Four heavily-armed terrorists were travelling by truck to Kashmir when they were killed in what is being described as a 'chance encounter' with security forces in the Sidhra area in Jammu.
Glimpses of the security operation early on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, an operation, which one police officer described as a 'major success'.
IMAGE: Security personnel during the encounter with the terrorists, which occurred on a cold winter morning.
IMAGE: Crises Response Team personnel stand guard on the Jammu and Kashmir national highway close to the site of the encounter.
IMAGE: A truck set on fire during the encounter between the terrorists and the security forces. All Photographs: PTI Photo
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