An encounter has started at Pathanpora area of Budgam district on Jammu and Kashmir. Police and security forces are carrying out the operation, Kashmir Zone Police have said. This is the fourth encounter within a week. In a major success for the security forces in the Kashmir valley, a total of 27 terrorists have been eliminated in the past about two weeks.
Earlier this week, nine terrorists of the banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen were gunned down by the police and the Indian Army in two separate operations. On Wednesday, five more terrorists were killed in an operation in Sugoo area of Shopian district.