A terrorist has been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, police officials have confirmed.
The gunfight started at Bajaad village in the Gandoh area at around 9:50 am amidst heightened search and cordon operations involving the police, Army, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The terrorists opened fire from their mud house hideout when police forces supported by security personnel initiated search operations in the Sinoo panchayat.
The terrorist was killed after he emerged from hiding and fired upon the search teams.
Latest updates say the encounter is continuing with an Army helicopter maintaining close surveillance of the area.
Officials also reported the recovery of a Chinese hand grenade from Pind village in the Chingus area of Rajouri district by a security patrol late Tuesday evening.
A search operation was launched by the security forces in the Reasi district in the meantime after suspicious movement was reported in a forested area close by.
This operation follows twin terrorist attacks earlier in the month, including an assault on a joint check post at Chattergalla on June 11 that resulted in injuries to six security personnel.
The next day, a policeman was wounded in a gunfight at Kota Top in the Gandoh area.
Following these incidents, security forces escalated their anti-terror operations and announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh each for four Pakistani terrorists suspected to have infiltrated from the border with Pakistan.
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