A person was killed after he was abducted by suspected terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The unidentified terrorists had abducted two people on the intervening night of August 19-20 and the other person is still missing. The person was killed on Monday and the dead body found in the forest area.

The incident took place in north Tral town near the Mansar Bhaik area in the mountains of the district. One of the resident was from Lachitop Behak and another from Mansar Behak. Both the Bakarwals were abducted from Nagbehren forests. The search operation for the missing person is goingon.

This is the first terrorist attack in the Valley after the abrogation of Article 370.In a different incident in Delina Chowk area, oneterrorist was apprehended after a joint checkpost manned by Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army drew fire from a truck. A second terrorist entered then earby locality. The operation is currently in underway. An AK-47 and a pistolhas been recovered.

Meanwhile, Pakistan resorted to heavy ceasefire violation intwo locations in Poonch on Monday. The Indian Army retaliated to the heavyfiring.In 2018, a youth was abducted in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, a dayafter a second teen was kidnapped and killed by terrorists. Reportedlyidentified as Suhail Ahmad Ganai, the young man was kidnapped from a village inthe south Kashmir district. A throat-slit body was found from an orchard areain Hermain village of the south Kashmir district. The deceased was identifiedas Huzaif Ashraf (19), a resident of Manzgam area of the neighbouring Kulgamdistrict

Along with Huzaif Ashraf Kuttay, the terrorists alsoabducted Farooq Ahmad and Shahid Ahmad from a bakery shop from Saidpora Payeenvillage in Shopian.  The 19-year-old'sbody was found in a deserted orchard in Lundoora village with his throat slit,while Farooq and Shahid were released unharmed.

Terrorists also abducted and killed Nadeem Manzoor, aresident of Safanagri area. A video was released by Hizbul Mujahideenpurportedly showing terrorists killing a youth, who was alleged to be an Armyinformer.