Terrorist Killed Near LoC In J&K; Arms & Ammunition Recovered

Srinagar: One terrorist was killed in an operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara region of north Kashmir on Wednesday. The police have also recovered several incriminating materials including arms and ammunition.

According to reports, a gunfight erupted in the Sudpora region of the Union Territory.

“One foreign #terrorist killed in Sudpora near LoC in #Kupwara. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on,” the Kashmir Zone police tweeted.

This development has come days after the security forces busted a suspected terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district and recovered arms and ammunition from the spot on Saturday.

According to an official statement, J-K Police and 23 RR Army launched a joint search operation in the forest area of the tehsil Khari of the district, based on the inputs.

“Acting swiftly on the input, a joint search operation of JK Police and 23 RR Army was launched in the forest area and suspected hideout locations were searched which continued till evening during which security forces busted a suspected militant hideout and Arms and ammunition among other things were recovered from the spot,” the statement said.