An unidentified terrorist has been killed by security forces in an encounter in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora district, police said on Thursday. Officials said the encounter had erupted in Maghama area of Tral on Thursday morning.
A joint team of SoG Awantipora, Indian Army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) had launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorist in the area. Officials said that as the joint team of forces approached, the hiding terrorist fired upon them which was retaliated and triggered an encounter.
Security forces have stepped up the offensive in the Kashmir Valley and killed more than 167 terrorists in operations since the beginning of this year. Several of these encounters have taken place in south Kashmir, which is considered the hotbed of terrorism in the Kashmir Valley.