Terrorist Killed In Anti-Terror Operation In J&K's Budgam; Another Arrested

The forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Mochuwa area of Budgam, following inputs about the presence of ultras there, a police official said.

An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir''s Budgam district on Saturday, while another escaped cordon but was arrested in Pulwama, police said. The forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Mochuwa area of Budgam, following inputs about the presence of ultras there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter as the terrorists fired upon the security personnel, who mounted a retaliation. "One terrorist was killed in the encounter. An AK assault rifle and a pistol were recovered from him," the official said.