At least one soldier was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said in a statement.
The gunfight erupted in the Kulgam district’s Modergam village after security forces launched a search operation in the area based on intelligence inputs. At least two to three terrorists have been cornered in their hideout by the security forces.
Informing about the gunfight, the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on microblogging site X, “Encounter started at Modergam Village of #Kulgam District. Police and Security Forces are on job. Further details shall follow.”
The encounter was ongoing at the time of writing this news and further details were awaited.
Earlier last month, two top commanders from The Resistance Front, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, were trapped in a home they used as a hideout during a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama district.