Srinagar – A joint anti-terror operation by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF continued for the fourth consecutive day on Monday in the Akhal area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
The encounter began on Friday after security forces received intelligence inputs about the presence of a group of heavily armed terrorists in the dense forested region. So far, two terrorists have been reported killed. While the body of one local militant has been recovered, the second body is yet to be retrieved due to ongoing firing and the difficult terrain.
Intermittent gunfire and occasional blasts have been heard from the area. Security forces are using drones and helicopters to locate and neutralize the terrorists, who are believed to be hiding in well-concealed positions and firing from multiple directions.
Three security personnel have been injured in the gunfight.
Police sources said five terrorists were believed to be present in the area at the start of the operation, including at least two or three foreign militants trained in jungle warfare.
This is the third major encounter in Jammu and Kashmir in the past week. In an earlier operation, three Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam massacre – in which 26 civilians were killed – were killed. On Thursday, two more infiltrators were killed near the Line of Control in Poonch after they crossed over from Pakistan.
