Jammu, June 27 -- Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, a terrorist of Jaish -e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was gunned down during an encounter between security forces and four terrorists in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district on Thursday morning, army's Nagrota-based White Knight Corps stated on X.

Earlier, a senior police officer said that acting on an intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by the police and the army in Basantgarh during which they came under intense fire, triggering a gunfight. Additional reinforcements were rushed to the area.

Jammu zone IGP Bhim Sen Tuti said the encounter took place around 8:30 am. "The search operation is still on. The situation will become clear after the weather clears. It is a group of four terr...