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Militant killed in Kupwara encounter

Army personnel taking position during an encounter with the militants in Kupwara. File

Army personnel taking position during an encounter with the militants in Kupwara. File   | Photo Credit: PTI

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Security forces retaliated after militants fired on the search party in Hadwara area

A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Handwara area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Friday.

Security forces launched an operation based on credible inputs about the presence of terrorists in Pohrupeth in Handwara area on Thursday evening, a police official said.

During the search operation, the militant opened fire on the search party. “In the ensuing encounter, which ended late Thursday night, one terrorist was neutralised,” he said.