Srinagar: A militant was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the wee hours of Thursday at Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said.
“One terrorist of LET [Lashkar-e-Taiba] apparently FT [foreign terrorist] killed in an encounter in Hajin Bandipore today morning in a joint operation of J&K Police/Army/ CRPF,” director general of state police SP Vaid tweeted.
The encounter ensued when security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Hajin’s Shakoor Din Mohalla in the morning after receiving information about presence of militants there, Jammu and Kashmir police said in a statement.
Arms and ammunition, including AK 47 rifles, and other incriminating materials were recovered from the encounter site.