Srinagar: The security forces in the Jumagund area of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir gunned down a terrorist on Saturday.
According to Army sources, the firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.