Two unidentified terrorists were killed and five security forces personnel, including a police officer, injured on Saturday in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Arigam area of the Kulgam district.
IGP (Kashmir) VK Birdi hailed the elimination of the top terrorist as a big achievement.
As the security forces progressed in on the hideout, they were at the receiving end of a heavy volume of fire.
Three soldiers were also injured in the encounter and were airlifted to the military hospital in Srinagar.
Five heavily armed terrorists were killed on Sunday afternoon in an encounter with the security forces in the Kilam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
A gunfight erupted on Tuesday between the security forces and the militants in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday strongly condemned the ‘’new cycle of killings of innocent Kashmiris" in Jammu and Kashmir.
A joint operation was launched by the troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the state police's Special Operations Group and the CRPF.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Larnoo village after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area.
A third terrorist surrendered and has been taken to an undisclosed location for further interrogation.
