‘Operation Akhal’: One terrorist killed in J&K’s Kulgam; joint operation by police, Army, and CRPF under way | India News

NEW DELHI: One terrorist was killed in an ongoing encounter between safety forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The encounter started on Friday night.The Army’s Chinar Corps stated in a submit on X, “… One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces so far. Operation continues.”According to officers, a joint staff of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the Akhal forest space of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. The motion was primarily based on particular intelligence inputs concerning the presence of terrorists in the world, a police official advised information company PTI.The operation changed into an encounter after the hiding terrorists opened hearth on the safety forces. The forces retaliated, the official added.Chinar Corps added in their submit on X, “Intermittent and Intense fire fight continued through the night. Alert troops responded with calibrated fire and tightened the nooze while maintaining contact.”The ongoing joint operation has been named ‘Operation Akhal’.