As the encounter in the area is in progress, one more terrorist has been killed in the ongoing encounter in the Guddar forest area of Kulgam district, taking the toll to two, officials confirmed.
An official said based on a specific intelligence input, a joint search operation was launched in the Guddar forest. He said after observing suspicious activity and upon being challenged, terrorists opened fire, prompting a fierce exchange of gunfire. Earlier, a terrorist was killed, and a junior commissioned officer of the Army was also injured. Now one more terrorist has been killed while the operation is going on,” he said.
Two soldiers lost their lives after suffering severe injuries during an ongoing encounter with terrorists in the Guddar area of Kulgam district. Earlier, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and two other jawans had been injured in the exchange of fire. All three were rushed to the hospital for treatment, but two of them could not survive their injuries. The JCO’s condition is reported to be stable.
On the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Army, CRPF and Jammu & Kashmir police in the Guddar forest area in Kulgam district this morning. As the forces personnel reached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon indiscriminately, triggering a gunfight between the two sides. The operation has been intensified and is in progress.
The security forces launched a search operation in the Guddar forest area following information about the presence of terrorists, officials said. However, the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fire on the security forces. "Based on specific intelligence input by JKP, 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 has been eliminated and a junior commissioned officer suffered injuries. Operation is in progress," the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said.
This is the second major encounter in Kulgam in the last 5 weeks. Last month, an encounter continued for 11 days without much success against terrorists in the area. Two army soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in the Akhal forest area of Kulgam district. Earlier, two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez sector. One of them was identified as Bagu Khan, popularly known as 'human GPS' - who was wanted by security forces for decades as he was involved in more than 100 infiltration bids since 1995. According to officials, he knew all the infiltration routes and used to facilitate them without getting caught - hence getting the name 'human GPS'.
Officials found his identity card, which mentioned that he was a resident of Pakistan. Also known as 'Samundar Chacha', he was associated with terrorist Hizbul Mujahideen. The other terrorist was also a Pakistani, sources said. However, he has not been identified.
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