Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Kupwara

One terrorist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday, reported India Today. The encounter comes just two days after eight CRPF personnel and two terrorists were killed in Pampore.[caption id="attachment_2834632" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. AFP[/caption]According to the report, a top Hizbul Mujhadeen commander was believed to be hiding inside a house.A report in The Tribune quoted a police official as saying that the militant had opened fire after a joint party of the Army and the police approached the house.Two AK 47 Rifles and 11 hand grenades were recovered form the encounter site, Business Standard reported. According to The Tribune, soon after the militant was gunned down, clashes erupted between police and protesters in the area.The militant commander, Samir Ahmad Wani alias Jaan Sahib was a resident of Dooru, Sopore. He was active since 2014 and associated with militant organisation Lashkar-e-Islam for a brief period, according to the report in The Tribune.