Srinagar, Nov 5: An unidentified terrorist was killed while two security personnel were injured in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday, police said.
A police official said security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Choontpathri forest area of Bandipora based on information about the presence of ultras there.
He said a gunfight broke out as the terrorists opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated.
In the exchange of fire, a terrorist was killed, while an Army jawan and a CRPF trooper were injured, the official said.
He added that the injured were taken to a hospital and the operation was underway.–(PTI)
