Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in encounter at Kupwara

Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Chaktaras Kandi area in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.

IANSUpdated: Tuesday, June 07, 2022, 07:55 AM IST
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Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between terrorist and BSF in Kupwara |

Srinagar: Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Chaktaras Kandi area in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.

"Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT including one Pakistani terrorist namely Tufail killed. Search still going on," Jammu and Kashmir Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar tweeted.

The development comes a day after Pakistani terrorist, Hanzalla, was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.

There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the last few months in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated.

Most of the operations have been jointly conducted by the police and the army on the basis of specific intelligence inputs.

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