Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Indian army said on Saturday.
Security forces launched a search operation in Akhal’s forest area on Friday after receiving intelligence about terrorist presence. The operation turned into a gunfight after the terrorists opened fire at the forces, reported NDTV.
‘Intermittent firing continued through the night [Friday]. Alert troops responded with precision, neutralising one terrorist. Operation [Akhal] continues,’ the army’s Chinar Corps posted on X in the morning.
Hours after, a second terrorist was confirmed dead, and another was injured.
‘We suspect one or two more terrorists are hiding. The operation continues,’ said senior police officer VK Birdi.
The encounter follows the recent killing of three terrorists linked to the April 22 Pahalgam attack in ‘Operation Mahadev’ near Srinagar.
The security forces gunned down Sulieman alias Asif, the alleged mastermind of the attack, along with two of his associates, in an encounter at Mulnar in the Harwan area near Dachigam National Park on July 28.
The other terrorists killed in the action are Jibran, who was involved in the Sonamarg Tunnel attack last year, and Hamza Afghani.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were shot dead by terrorists at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam, which prompted the armed forces to launch Operation Sindoor on May 7 against the terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
On Thursday, two more terrorists were killed near the Line of Control in Poonch.
Police said that the duo had infiltrated from Pakistan and were intercepted soon after they entered the Indian side.
