Gunshots Heard as Security Forces Launch Operation in Upper Yusmarg

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Budgam, Sep 3, KNT: Gunshots were heard in the upper Yusmarg area of the Pir Panjal range in central Kashmir on Thursday as security forces launched an operation following the reported presence of an armed group in the area.

Security forces have cordoned off the suspected location and intensified searches in the surrounding forested terrain.

Sources said gunfire was heard from the area during the ongoing operation, although details about the nature of the firing and any casualties were not immediately available.

The operation was continuing as forces maintained the cordon and searched the area. [KNT]

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