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23 Jan 2026, 19:35 GMT+10
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 23 (ANI): One terrorist was killed in an encounter in the Billawar area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.
According to officials, the operation was launched following specific intelligence inputs.
The Rising Star Corps of the Indian Army, in a statement, said that a joint operation was initiated by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on January 23 in the general area of Parhetar in Kathua district.
'Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation was launched by the Army and Police on 23 Jan 26 in the general area Parhetar, #Kathua. The area was cordoned and contact established. In a precise strike by the joint forces, 1 foreign terrorist has been eliminated. Search operations are continuing,' the Rising Star Corps said on its X social media platform.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, also confirmed the development, stating that the neutralised terrorist was a Pakistani national affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.
'T-106. A Pakistani Jaish terrorist has been neutralised by a small JKP team in a joint operation with the Army and CRPF in the general area of Billawar, Kathua district,' the IGP Jammu posted on X.
Security forces have intensified search operations in the area to ensure there are no remaining terrorists hiding in the vicinity. (ANI)
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