The JeM operative, identified as Sajjad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara in south Kashmir, has been on the run since Puklwama attack and was an active terrorist in the valley.
The exchange of fire began during a search operation launched by security forces Tuesday evening after they received information that terrorists were present there, the official said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area earlier in the day based on information on the presence of terrorists in Srinagar.
The police chief asked the youth to focus on studies and their careers and not indulge in violence by getting swayed by the propaganda sponsored by Pakistan and its stooges within and outside the Valley.
One terrorist has been killed in the firing that is underway between terrorists and police in Handwara.
Encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists Sunday late evening. Security forces then launched a cordon and search operation in the forest area of Handwara.
The operation, which was launched on June 9 after a brief gunfight between the terrorists and security forces, entered 10th straight day today.
Three militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight, an officer said, adding search operations were on in the area.
It seems like the terrorists having a weakness for women has become a key weapon for the security forces to trace them and eventually neutralise them
In yet another major breakthrough, a joint team of security forces on Monday killed top Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Khalid in Ladoora area of North Kashmir
Foiling yet another infiltration bid by terrorists from across the Line of Control (LoC), the security forces on Sunday gunned down a militant in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district
Defying terrorists’ threats and Hurriyat’s bandh call, nearly 1,300 Kashmiri youths appeared in the Army’s common entrance exam on Sunday in the Valley, which has been hit by fresh protests following the killing of Hizbul militant Sabzar Bhat
One terrorist was killed and two Army personnel were injured in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Wangam area of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir early on Monday morning.
Jammu: Three terrorists were killed as army foiled an infiltration bid along Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir today, said an Army official.“There was movement of a group of militants
Srinagar: A Terrorist was killed today in an encounter with Army near the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir's Kupwara district."The troops along LoC in Tangdhar sector observed some suspicious movement past midnight.
Srinagar: Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants were killed and an Army officer was injured in an encounter between the two sides in Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district today.The encounter took place at village Malikpora in
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