1 Terrorist Killed In Overnight Encounter In Jammu Kashmir's Kulgam; Operation Continues

Kulgam: One militant was killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, the Army said on Saturday.

The joint anti-terror operation being carried out by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF began on Friday evening, according to the Army. "Contact established in General Area Akhal, Kulgam. Joint Operation in progress," Chinar Corps of the Indian Army posted on X on Friday evening.

This morning, in its latest post on X, Chinar Corps said, "OP AKHAL, Kulgam. Intermittent and intense firefight continued through the night. Alert troops responded with calibrated fire and tightened the noose while maintaining contact. One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces so far. Operation continues."

The latest gunfight comes two days after the Army said it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu, killing at least two unidentified terrorists.

It also comes less than a week after a major anti-terror operation in which three Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack were gunned down by security forces in the upper reaches of Srinagar on July 28.

Data shows July saw a marginal rise in fatalities related to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, with six deaths -- five terrorists and one security forces personnel -- reported in the union territory, according to police data accessed by ETV Bharat.

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