Five Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been gunned down in the ongoing gun battle with security forces in the Kulgam district of Jammu & Kashmir, Kashmir police said on November 17.
According to Kashmir police, the operation is in its final stages, and the area is being sanitised.
“Day 2: Five terrorists neutralised by Kulgam Police, Army, and CRPF. Incriminating materials were recovered. Operation in the final stage; area being sanitised,” read a post on the official X handle of Kashmir Zone Police. However, the operation is still in progress, sources informed.
"Kulgam Update – Day 2: Five #terrorists neutralized by Kulgam Police, Army, and CRPF. #Incriminating materials recovered. #Operation in final stage; area being sanitized.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/mcZ5EoU1XK
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 17, 2023
The police, earlier, confirmed that the exchange of heavy fire between the security forces and the terrorists from across the border was still ongoing.
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— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023
The encounter broke out on November 16 afternoon at the Samno pocket of the DH Pora area of Kulgam district, according to Jammu & Kashmir police.
The joint operation against the terrorists involves the Army’s 34 Rashtriya Riffles, 9 Para (elite special forces unit), police, and the CRPF. Further updates are awaited.
Earlier, an infiltration bid was thwarted along the Line of Control in the Uri Sector on November 15, the Army said.
The Army and Jammu & Kashmir police neutralised the infiltrators during a joint operation named ‘Operation Kali’. This was the second infiltration bid in the same region.
The Army said of the two infiltrators killed was Bashir Ahmed Malik, an important cog in the Pakistan-enabled cross-border terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir.
(with inputs from ANI)
