At least one CRPF officer was killed during an ongoing encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday, media reports said.

CRPF inspector led his team to check the progress of a post being prepared for further deployment of a CRPF battalion, sources told India Today.

They were ambushed by terrorists.

The CRPF officer was hit by an enemy bullet and was killed in action, sources told the news channel.

The Jammu region has witnessed a rise in terror cases in recent times.