Poonch, April 15 -- The Indian Army cordoned off the forested region in the Lasana area in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after an exchange of fire with terrorists.

The Romeo Force of the Indian Army are involved in a joint search operation in the region to find the terrorists, along with the Poonch Police. The encounter with the forces happened on Monday night.

In response, additional forces and vehicles were rushed to the spot to track down the terrorists suspected to be hiding in the dense forest.

Indian Army has inducted additional troops and ramped up joint search efforts in the Lasana area of Surankote after the security personnel made contact with terrorists on Monday night. According to officials, terrorist...