An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said.
A search operation was launched in the Sanyal village of Indo- Pak border in Hiranagar sector area of Kathua district following suspicious movement of persons on Sunday evening.
Officials confirmed that reinforcements have been deployed to the area, and further details are awaited.
Earlier, security forces initiated a joint search operation after detecting "suspicious movement" in the Sangla region of Surankot, located in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, as reported by ANI.
The operation was carried out by the Indian Army's Romeo Forces in collaboration with the Poonch Police.
In a separate development, a terrorist hideout was discovered in a remote forest area of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, where a pistol and ammunition were recovered, according to officials who spoke to PTI on Sunday.
The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and Army in Bhalra forest area of Bhaderwah on Saturday.
A pistol, its three magazines and six rounds and 25 rounds of AK assault rifle were recovered from the hideout, they said, adding no one was arrested during the operation which was conducted on a specific intelligence input following reports of suspicious movement.
