Arrest of terrorist a big success: Rijiju on Kupwara encounter

New Delhi, Jul 26: The arrest of a terrorist in Kupawara in Jammu and Kashmir is a "big success" for security forces as it brings in open the game plan of Pakistan, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said.

"Catching a terrorist alive is a big success as it brings in open the game plan of Pakistan. The arrest of terrorist in Kupwara is a big achievement of security forces," he told reporters here.

Four militants were today killed and another apprehended by security forces during an encounter in Naugam sector near the LoC in Kupwara district of Kashmir, an army official said in Srinagar. He said all the militants were foreign nationals.

PTI