Militant killed in encounter in Bandipora, combing operation underway

A heavy gunbattle is still underway in Hajin area of Bandipora in J&K. A militant was gunned down in an encounter with security forces early on Thursday morning at Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said. “One terrorist of LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) apparently FT (foreign terrorist) killed in an encounter in Hajin Bandipore today morning in a joint operation of J&K Police/Army/ CRPF,” director general of state police SP Vaid tweeted. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shakurdin village in the morning after receiving information about presence…

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