Jammu, February 22 A terrorist was killed in an ongoing operation by security forces in a remote area in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
An encounter broke out in the general area of Passerkut in the Chatroo belt around 10:30 am, prompting joint teams of the Army, police, and CRPF to launch a search operation after they received information about the presence of two Pakistani terrorists affiliated with the designated Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The terrorists, hiding inside a mud house on the foothills of a hill, opened fire on the approaching troops, leading to an intense gunfight.
So far, one terrorist has been killed in the ongoing operation, the officials said.
The Chatroo forest belt witnessed nearly half a dozen gunfights between terrorists and security forces last month, resulting in the killing of a soldier and a terrorist.
