Srinagar Sept 30: Police on Friday claimed to have killed a terrorist in an ongoing encounter in Yedipora, Pattan area of Baramulla in north Kashmir.

“BaramullaEncounterUpdate: 01 #terrorist killed. Operation in progress. Further details shall follow, ” a police spokesman said.

The encounter is believed to have broken out after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off. Another encounter broke out at Chitragam area of Shopian.

It was not immediately known whether the operation in Shopian has been called off.