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A top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, who had been under surveillance for a year, was killed today in a fierce gunfight with security forces in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter, codenamed Operation Bihali, is ongoing as security forces search for three other terrorists believed to be holed up in the higher reaches amidst challenging weather conditions.