New Delhi, July 8 -- A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed on Wednesday during a fierce joint counter-terrorism operation led by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Shopian, the Army's Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

Police sources citied by ANI said that the encounter broke out in the Chanapora area of Shopian after security forces responded to gunshots fired during a tactical search. Following the brief exchange of fire, a body was recovered near the encounter site. Security forces observed an assortment of arms and ammunition near the body from a distance.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police officially confirmed the elimination of the militant on social med...