Two terrorists killed in Kupwara encounter; Joint operation ongoing

SRINAGAR: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district by the Indian Army. The encounter was at dawn today. The encounter took place during a search operation as part of Operation Gugaldhar. After seeing the suspicious presence of terrorists in Kupwara, the army was alerted and finally opened fire.

This was a joint search by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the infiltration of terrorists in Gugaldhar area of ​​the district. The search is still ongoing in the area. Meanwhile, two soldiers were injured in a bomb blast near the Line of Control in Kupwara last day. They have been admitted to a military hospital. The health condition of soldiers is satisfactory.

Recently, a police officer was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. Both the terrorists were killed by security forces. Basheer Ahmed, a head constable of the police force, was killed. A sub-inspector was injured. The encounter took place in Kog-Mandali village of Kathua district. The forces reached the area following a tip-off that terrorists were hiding inside a house in the village. Then there was a shootout between the terrorists and the security forces.