Srinagar: One terrorist was killed in an ongoing encounter with the security forces in the Rajpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district , officials said on Wednesday.
“One unidentified terrorist killed. Operation going on,” police said.
The gunfight took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
(IANS)