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One terrorist was killed during a gunfight on Wednesday evening in the snowbound Chatroo region of Kishtwar.
The family of Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammed Islamist militant group, was still there, according to the group.
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed in the Drach area of Shopian, while a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in the Moolu area of the south Kashmir district.
Accused Mohammad Nadeem (25) is a native of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.
The first such attack took place at Newa in Pulwama on September 18 when a CRPF personnel was injured.
Huge quantity of arms, ammunition and incriminating material was recovered from the site of the encounter.
The militants belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad opened fire when the truck they were travelling was intercepted by the security forces.
This is the second such encounter on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway this year.
Meanwhile, Rather, a long-time over-ground worker of the JeM, disclosed that he gave shelter at his home to Jaish terrorist and IED expert Mohammad Umar after he came to Kashmir in April-May 2018.
I vow that I will not let the country bow down, Modi said.
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