JeM terrorist killed in J&K's Kupwara encounter

There was an exchange of fire between the two sides in which one militant was killed, the official said.

Update: 2019-03-07 10:59 GMT
Saturday's incident comes just 48 hours after more than 40 CRPF personnel were killed in the worst terror attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. (Representational Image)

Srinagar: A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kralgund area of Handwara in the north Kashmir district late on Wednesday night following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.

He said the cordon was maintained during the night and contact was established with the militants in the morning after the forces zeroed in on the location.

There was an exchange of fire between the two sides in which one militant was killed, the official said.

He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain militant was being ascertained.

Incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, was recovered from the site of the encounter, he added.

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