Two terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter | India News
SRINAGAR: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police sources said Saturday.The gunfight broke out on Friday evening in the Akhal Khulsan forest area after joint teams of Army, J&K Police and Special Operations Group launched a combing operation, based on intelligence inputs about the presence of three to five terrorists. Police said the forces came under fire during the search and retaliated.The Army’s Chinar Corps said “intermittent and intense firefight” continued through Friday night and one terrorist had been neutralised even as the operation continued Saturday.However, police sources said later in the day that two terrorists had been eliminated. The identity and affiliation of the slain terrorists have not been established yet.J&K Police on Friday evening had issued a brief statement confirming that an encounter had broken out, and stating that joint forces were “on the job”.
