Operation Bihali: One JeM terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, encounter underway
One Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist was killed in a joint operation by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials said on Thursday.
In a post on X, the 16 Corpos of the Indian Army said it had neutralised one JeM terrorist in Basantgarh of the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday under Operation Bihali.
The operation is still underway, it said.
'Op BIHALI Update In the ongoing joint operation by #IndianArmy & @JmuKmrPolice in #Basantgarh, one #terrorist has been neutralized till now. #Operation continues [sic],' the army said on X.
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