Militant killed in gunfight with security forces in JK

One terrorist has been killed after an encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Monday.

Srinagar:One terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, the army said.

The security forces have launched a joint operation at Noorpora in the district's Awantipora area on the basis of inputs provided by police, it said.

"Op Noorpura, Awantipura, Pulwama. Joint operation was launched based on @JmuKmrPolice inputs today evening. Cordon was laid and contact was established. Firefight ensued. Joint Operation in progress," the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps tweeted.

Later, they tweeted about the killing of one terrorist in the encounter.

Earlier on October 20, three militants were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

According to the reports, as the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding, they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.

PTI