Rajouri Encounter
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Rajouri encounter
Jammu/UNI: Security Forces have neutralised one terrorist on Sunday in an encounter in Thannamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
"One terrorist has been killed so far," Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone here confirmed.
Encounter broke out between security forces and the terrorists early morning on Sunday in Dori Maal village of Thannamandi in Rajouri.
On Saturday morning, searches were carried out after a live grenade was recovered in the area.
"Based on specific inputs, cordon was laid and search operation was carried out by the joint teams of Army, Police and Special Operation Group," Army sources said.
They said that the security forces retaliated when hiding terrorists fired few rounds at them and the encounter triggered.
Earlier in the month of August, three terrorists were neutralised by the security forces in separate gun battles in Thannamandi area of Rajouri district.
However, arms and ammunition was also recovered from the encounter site.
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