(PTI)
A terrorist was killed and a policeman was left injured in firing near Bann toll plaza on Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday, officials said. The police intercepted a Srinagar bound truck at the toll plaza on the outskirts of Jammu around 5 am. The terrorists who were travelling in the truck fired on police when it was stopped for checking near the toll plaza, triggering an encounter. Two explosions were also heard near the encounter site.
According to a PTI report, a group of 3-4 militants were travelling in the truck. While one was killed in the gunfight, the rest managed to escape to the adjacent forest area, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said.The DGP said that a group of 3-4 terrorists was on their way to Srinagar when they were intercepted by the police team at the toll plaza.
