'Troops observed suspicious activity': Terrorist killed in overnight encounter in J&K’s Ganderbal

NEW DELHI: A terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the Army said on Wednesday.A cordon and search operation was launched by security forces on Tuesday night in the Arhama area of the district following inputs about suspicious movement, news agency PTI reported.“Based on specific intelligence input, joint search operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in general area Arhama of Ganderbal,” Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said in a post on X.According to the Army, vigilant troops noticed suspicious activity during the operation. “On being challenged, terrorists opened fire and own troops retaliated,” it said. The Army added that the cordon was tactically reorganised amid intermittent firing, and troops responded in a calibrated manner, resulting in the killing of one terrorist.Officials said the anti-terror operation in the area is still in progress.