Security forces launched a search operation in the Kadder area...
In South Kashmir's Kulgam district five terrorists were killed in an encounter on Thursday. The operation started after security forces launched a search operation in the Kadder area following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.
As terrorists opened fire on security forces, an encounter ensued.
"OP KADER, Kulgam. Based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists, a Joint Operation was launched by the Indian Army and J-K police at Kader, Kulgam. Suspicious activity was observed by vigilant troops and on being challenged, terrorists opened indiscriminate and heavy volumes of fire. Own troops effectively retaliated. Operation is in progress," Indian Army's Chinar Corps said in a post on X
Earlier this month, a terrorist involved in the killing of civilians in Gagangir, Ganderbal, and several other attacks in Jammu and Kashmir was neutralized during an encounter in Srinagar district.
In the previous month, security forces eliminated three terrorists in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Khanyar regions. The most tragic incident occurred on October 20, when seven individuals, including a local doctor and two laborers from Bihar, were killed by terrorists at a tunnel construction site in Ganderbal district.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, whose son Omar Abdullah assumed the role of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, suggested that the rise in terror attacks might be an attempt to destabilize the newly formed government and called for an independent investigation.
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