Five terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. Two jawans were also wounded during the encounter, and were taken to a hospital for treatment.

A cordon-and-search operation was launched at Kadder in the Behibagh area of the district in the wee hours of Thursday after the security forces had received information about the presence of nearly five terrorists in the vicinity.

The search operation soon turned into an encounter, as the terrorists opened fire at the security forces.

A video from the spot showed security forces in the area.

The killed terrorists were yet to be identified.

A search operation in the area was underway.

Meanwhile, another video showed civilians being rescued by security forces in Kulgam after the encounter was over.

On December 13, the Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property in Kulgam district where four militants were killed in an encounter in July.

The single-storey house was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The property is registered in the name of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Chenigam, Frisal. The property was attached as its owner allegedly provided shelter to the four terrorists who were neutralised in the house on July 6, 2024, he added.

The action represented a significant milestone in the ongoing investigation into unlawful and subversive activities in the district, police told news agency PTI.

Source: India Today