A video released on Saturday showed that Ramban SSP Anita Sharma had asked terrorists to surrender during the encounter in Batote town of Ramban before the security forces shot them dead. The three terrorists, who were holding a civilian as a hostage inside a house in Batote, were killed after an encounter. The hostage was rescued safely in a joint operation conducted by Army, Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF officials. The hostage has been rescued. The encounter started after terrorists tried to stop a car on the NH 244 but the car driver did not stop the vehicle and immediately informed the QRT of the Army.

Source: dna September 30, 2019 00:33 UTC