Srinagar, Feb 2 (PTI) An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at village Nadigam in Nowpora area of the district, a police spokesman said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter in which one terrorist was shot dead by security forces.
The spokesman said further details of the incident are awaited.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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