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Terrorist killed in encounter by security forces in J-K’s Awantipora sector

According to the police, arms and ammunition are recovered from the terrorist. And the police are ascertaining the identity and affiliation of the terrorist.

SNS | New Delhi | January 7, 2020 12:23 pm

Terrorist killed in encounter by security forces in J-K’s Awantipora sector

One terrorist was killed in encounter with security forces in Awantipora sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, according to Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The J-K Police took to Twitter to share the details of the encounter.

#Awantipora #encounter update: 01 #terrorist killed. #Arms & ammunition recovered. #Identity & #affiliation being ascertained. Search continues.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/hJRxH6Wir8

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— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) January 7, 2020

According to the police, arms and ammunition are recovered from the terrorist. And the police are ascertaining the identity and affiliation of the terrorist.

The search operation is on.

Earlier, on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1, during cordon and search operation in Nowshera sector, two army personnel were killed in a gunfight with heavily-armed Pakistani infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.