Alert troops of the Indian army Monday neutralised one terrorist close to the line of control in North Kashmir's Kupwara district.
According to a Defence spokesman, "a joint operation was launched in the general area of Jumagund, Kupwara by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police on the basis of specific intelligence inputs". "Around 10.25 a.m the alert troops noticed suspected movement of a terrorist close to the line of control. Taking advantage of bad weather and poor visibility conditions, as the terrorist came close to the LoC the ambush party challenged him. Sensing danger, the terrorist fired on the ambush party and tried to flee.
In response the terrorist was neutralized". "During a general search of the area, an AK series rifle and other war-like stores were recovered by the troops, " the defence spokesman added.