J-K: JeM Militant killed in Budgam encounter, arms and ammunition recovered

The police said arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter.

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Army launched a cordon-and-search operation against the presence of some militants in central Kashmirs Budgam district on Friday. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) affiliated militant was killed by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday morning. The encounter broke out during a cordon and search operation launched by security forces in Kralpora Checkpora area of the district.

The police said arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter. During the search operation, the militants, who were hiding, fired on the search party of the forces. The security personnel retaliated, leading to an encounter in which one militant was killed, the spokesperson said, adding the body was retrieved from the site.

#Budgam #encounter update: 01 #terrorist #killed. #Arms & ammunition recovered. #Identity & affiliation being ascertained. #Search continues. @JmuKmrPolice

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The spokesperson said with efforts of police and security forces, it was a clean operation and no collateral damage took place during the exchange of fire. From the incriminating material recovered from the site of the gunfight, the slain militant was identified as a Pakistani named Zarar affiliated with proscribed outfit JeM.

The encounter comes just a day after Home Minister Amit Shah visited J-K and reviewed security arrangements in the state. During the day, Shah speaking in Lok Sabha maintained that India will keep retaliating against terrorism while strengthening its security apparatus.

(With inputs from PTI)

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