Budgam, Sept. 4 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar reached the area near the operation site in Budgam on Friday following the neutralisation of a terrorist during a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The operation, codenamed 'Operation ASHDAR', was launched in the Ashdar Gali area of Budgam based on specific intelligence inputs.

According to the Indian Army's Chinar Corps, troops observed suspicious activity and challenged the suspected terrorists, following which they opened fire, triggering an exchange of gunfire in which one terrorist was neutralised.

The search operation was launched jointly by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, ...