As terrorists opened fireplace on safety forces, an encounter ensued.
New Delhi:
5 terrorists had been killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. The operation began after safety forces launched a search operation within the Kadder space following inputs in regards to the presence of terrorists within the space.
As terrorists opened fireplace on safety forces, an encounter ensued.
“OP KADER, Kulgam. Primarily based on particular intelligence enter concerning the presence of terrorists, a Joint Operation was launched by the Indian Military and J-Ok police at Kader, Kulgam. Suspicious exercise was noticed by vigilant troops and on being challenged, terrorists opened indiscriminate and heavy volumes of fireplace. Personal troops successfully retaliated. Operation is in progress,” Indian Military’s Chinar Corps mentioned in a submit on X.
Earlier this month, a terrorist concerned in civilians killing at Gagangir, Ganderbal and a number of other different terror assaults in Jammu and Kashmir was killed in an encounter in Srinagar district.
Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter began between Safety forces and militants in Kadder village of Behibagh, beneath the jurisdiction of Kulgam District, J&Ok. Heavy change of gunfire occurring. Two terrorists are believed to be trapped pic.twitter.com/Etwtwlless
— IANS (@ians_india) December 19, 2024
Final month, safety forces gunned down three terrorists in encounters within the Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag and Khanyar. The deadliest assault was on October 20 when seven folks – together with an area physician and two employees from Bihar – had been shot lifeless by terrorists at a tunnel development website in Ganderbal district.
Nationwide Convention chief Farooq Abdullah, whose son Omar Abdullah took cost because the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, mentioned the surge in terror assaults could possibly be an try and destabilise the newly fashioned authorities and demanded an impartial probe.