In the first encounter, as the search party approached the suspected spot, the terrorist, who was hiding, fired indiscriminately upon the forces. The forces then retaliated, killing the terrorist. According to officials, one soldier was also injured.
The operation took place in the Khandipora area of the Kulgam district. The encounter had started in the wee hours of Saturday.
The encounter between security forces and terrorists had begun on Wednesday in the Pariwan area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
Both terrorists were backed by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba's frontal affiliate The Resistance Front (TRF). The police said that both the terrorists were involved in several terror crimes.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding, they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
The police has identified him as Mudasir Wagay of Malwan village of Kulgam who was active since August 2018 and was in the A+ category of police.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that operation is underway in two villages of the Kulgam district in Kashmir.
Incriminating material and arms and ammunition including an AK-rifle and a pistol were recovered from the Kulgam encounter site.
As per the Kashmir Zone Police, the operation is underway, Further details are awaited.
Earlier in the day, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed and three security personnel injured in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
One terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said on Friday.
On Thursday, two security personnel and two civilians were injured in firing by LeT terrorists during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam.
Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Aharbal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.
The gunfight began at Munand area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job.
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area.
According to Police, three terrorists were killed in the ensuing encounter and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter.
At least two terrorists have been killed by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. One M4 rifle and one pistol has been recovered from the eliminated terrorists.
Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including a foreigner, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday have tested positive for COVID-19, police said.
A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, police said.
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