Policeman killed in Udhampur encounter; operation under way as terrorists flee into forests

A policeman was killed successful an ongoing anti-terror cognition successful Jammu’s Udhampur connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025). 

“A tiny squad of SOG (Special Operation Group) had an brushwood with 3 terrorists, and our officer, Amjad Ali Khan, was deed during the firing. We tried to rescue him but mislaid him owed to the excessive humor loss,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti said.

The anti-terror cognition was launched connected Monday (December 15) day aft a radical of terrorists were traced successful Udhampur’s Soan village, triggering a gunfight. “The cordon and hunt cognition was launched Monday evening successful Soan colony pursuing a circumstantial input. The input proved close and a tiny squad of the SOG came nether occurrence from terrorists,” IGP Tuti said.

The J&K Police serviceman said the run against the holed-up terrorists going on. “The terrorists person fled towards the jungle aft the archetypal firefight. A joint cognition with the service and CRPF is connected and the jungle country has been surrounded,” IGP Tuti said.

He said the terrain was “extremely difficult, with hilly features and heavy wood cover”. “The cognition is going connected to way terrorists,” helium added.

Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat and IGP Tuti paid tributes to deceased Ali Khan and attended a wreath laying ceremonial successful Udhampur. The deceased was a nonmigratory of Mendhar Tehsil, Poonch.

“Saluting the ultimate sacrifice of Khan, who was martyred successful enactment during the Majalta, Udhampur encounter. His courageousness and devotion to work volition ne'er beryllium forgotten,” J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said.