At least one terrorist has been killed, while 3 Army jawans were injured in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday morning.
According to officials, the Army’s junior commissioned officer who sustained injuries in the initial gunfight remains in critical condition, though his identity has not yet been revealed.
They added that a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Army, police and CRPF following inputs about the presence of some terrorists in the area.
The search operation quickly turned into an encounter when the hiding terrorists opened fire on the security forces.
The Valley-based Chinar Corps said in a post on X: “Based on specific intelligence input by JKP, a joint search operation was launched by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF Srinagar in Guddar forest of #Kulgam.
“Vigilant troops observed suspicious activity and, upon being challenged, terrorists opened fire, prompting a fierce exchange of gunfire during which one terrorist was eliminated and a junior commissioned officer suffered injuries. Operation is in progress.”
Last month, two terrorists were killed by the Army while attempting to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez sector. One of the terrorists identified was Bagu Khan, known as the ‘human GPS’.
According to officials, he was familiar with all infiltration routes and used to facilitate them without getting caught, which earned him the nickname ‘human GPS’.
The operation is still under way, and further details will follow as they emerge.
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