Jammu, Aug. 11 -- Security forces launched a massive anti-terror hunt in Godhar Khalsa village of Reasi district on Monday after a local shopkeeper reported a late-night encounter with suspected persons in a nearby forest.

The eyewitness said the incident occurred around 1:55 am when he was returning home after closing his shop. He claimed that the suspected individuals stopped him, took some pears he was carrying, and told him to leave. "They didn't harm me, but their presence was suspicious. I immediately informed the police," he said.

Acting on the information, Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with other security agencies, cordoned off the village at first light and launched an intensive search operation to ensure any terrorist presen...