India / A terrorist killed in encounter by security forces in Kashmir, search operation underway

Kashmir Zone Police has said that a terrorist has been killed in an encounter by security forces in Nowgam, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. According to the police, there were reports of 2 terrorists hiding there after which this action was taken and the search operation is going on. This operation is being jointly run by Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 16, 2021, 01:27 PM
SRINAGAR: An terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Nowgam area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Wednesday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wagoora in Nowgam late on Tuesday night following information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

The search operation turned into an encounter in which one was killed. The terrorist killed in the encounter with CRPF, has been identified as Uzair Ashraf Dar, a resident of Shopian.

Search operations are underway in the area as security forces had received information about the presence of two terrorists, the official said.