In the last 24 hours, five terrorists were killed in three different confrontations with security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam and Pulwama districts.
Following information regarding the presence of terrorists in the region, security officials started a cordon and search operation in the Zodar area of Kulgam district.
The search operation turned into an encounter when the militants opened fire at the security forces. Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in the encounter.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said that in an encounter at Puchal area of Pulwama district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an overnight joint operation. He said, two militants killed by security forces in Zodar area of Kulgam district belong to Lashkar-e-Toiba.
He said one of the longest surviving militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter in Handwara area of Kupwara district yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, the official Twitter handler of the Kashmir Police Zone wrote, ” 5 militants killed in 24 hours in Kashmir. Congratulations to Police & Security Forces for conducting ops without collateral damage: IGP Kashmir,” reads the tweet.”
(With ANI inputs)
