Five terrorists were killed and 2 Army soldiers injured on Thursday in a fierce gunfight in J&K's Kulgam district.
According to officials, five terrorists were killed and two soldiers injured in a fierce encounter between the joint forces and holed up terrorists in Kadder village of Behibagh area of Kulgam district today.
This is the highest number of terrorists who have been killed in a single operation by the security forces in J&K in 2024.
"Joint forces including 34 Rashtriya Rifles, police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) started a CASO (Cordon & Search Operation) in Kadder village after receiving information about a group of terrorists hiding inside the village.
As the joint forces closed in on the hiding terrorists, the ultras fired triggering an encounter in which five terrorists were killed and two Army soldiers injured.
"The identity of the slain terrorists is being ascertained. The injured soldiers have been evacuated to hospital for treatment. Search operation now continues in the area", officials said.
The killing of five terrorists in Kulgam is a significant success for the joint forces in their relentless pursuit to dismantle the terror ecosystem in J&K, according to security forces.
Security forces have begun an aggressive campaign against terrorists, their Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sympathisers in order to dismantle the terror ecosystem in J&K.
Properties worth multiple crores of drug smugglers and peddlers have been attached in Kashmir Valley after getting the requisite orders from the competent authority.
LG Manoj Sinha has been chairing top-level security meetings. During these meetings he has given clear orders to the security forces to go all-out against the terror ecosystem.
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah is chairing a top level security review meeting regarding J&K today in Delhi.
The meeting would be attended by chiefs of Intelligence agencies, police, CAPFs and others connected with the anti-terrorist grid in J&K.
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