J&K: 5 terrorists killed in ongoing Kulgam encounter

NEW DELHI: In the ongoing encounter in the

Kulgam

district of Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have successfully eliminated five Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, as reported by

Kashmir Police

on Friday. The operation, now in its final stages, includes the sanitization of the area.
A post on the official

Kashmir Zone Police

handle stated, "Day 2: Five terrorists neutralized by Kulgam Police, Army, and CRPF.

Incriminating materials were recovered. Operation in the final stage; area being sanitized."
Although the operation is still underway, sources have confirmed that heavy exchanges of fire continue between security forces and terrorists from across the border.
The encounter commenced on Thursday afternoon in the Samno pocket of the

DH Pora area of Kulgam district

, according to Jammu & Kashmir Police.

This joint operation against the terrorists involves the Army's 34 Rashtriya Rifles, 9 Para (an elite special forces unit), police, and the CRPF. Further updates on the situation are eagerly awaited.
Prior to this, on November 15, an attempted infiltration along the Line of Control in the

Uri

Sector was thwarted by the army. In a joint operation named 'Operation Kali,' the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police successfully neutralized the infiltrators. This marked the second infiltration bid in the same region, with one of the infiltrators identified as

Bashir

Ahmed Malik, a key figure in Pakistan-enabled cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
(With inputs from agencies)

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