Pakistani terrorist shot dead in Kupwara
July 19, 2018 22:52
A Pakistani militant belonging to terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba was killed by the security forces in an encounter today in the Handwara area of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
A foreign terrorist, belonging to the LeT, was killed in the encounter at Batpora in Handwara in north Kashmir, a police official said.
The body of the Pakistani terrorist was recovered from the encounter site along with a weapon and other incriminating material, he said.
More details about the identity of the gunned down terrorist are being ascertained, the official said.
Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following inputs about the presence of terrorist.
The operation turned into a gun-battle after the terrorists fired upon a search party, which retaliated.
The firing has stopped, but the search operation was still going, the official said. -- PTI
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