Terrorist Killed In Pulwama, Encounter Underway

Security forces on Tuesday killed a Pakistan-backed terrorist in an ongoing encounter that broke out in the Padgampura area in South Kashmir`s Pulwama district early on Tuesday.

“One terrorist killed. The body of the killed terrorist is yet to be retrieved. Encounter in progress,” the police said.

The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got input about the presence of terrorists in that area.

security forces cordoned off the area, terrorists hiding there started firing drawing retaliation from the security forces.

There have been a series of encounters between terrorists and security forces across Kashmir in the recent past in which many terrorists have been eliminated.