A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Pulwama district on Thursday, in which one terrorist has been neutralised, the police officials said on Friday.Fresh encounter in J-Ks Pulwama districtAccording to the officials, a gun battle broke out at New Colony in the Arihal area of the district on Thursday after security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in the orchards.On specific intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by Indian Army & Jammu and Kashmir Police on the intervening night of 30 Nov-01 Dec 23 at Arihal, Pulwama. Cordon laid & contact established. One terrorist has been eliminated along with the recovery of weapon and… pic.twitter.com/4xrQOfg23s— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 20231 terrorist killedAs the operation continued, one terrorist was shot dead, the officials added.However, the identity and group affiliation of the terrorists were not known immediately, the officials said.
