Security has been increased on Wednesday in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir amidst an encounter between security forces and militants that began on Tuesday, officials said. One militant was gunned down while one soldier lost his life in the encounter which broke out in the Narla area a top police official said yesterday.

Three security personnel including a Special Police Officer also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire. "One terrorist neutralised; One Army jawan lost his life, three others including one police SPO injured in the ensuing encounter in Rajouri district," Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu said on Tuesday.