One terrorist killed, more trapped in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam, operation on

A police officer said, “As a joint searching team of forces cordoned the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon the searching party which was retaliated and an encounter started.”

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Srinagar: One terrorist has been killed in ongoing encounter at Chawalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Two or three more terrorists are believed to be trapped in the area. A joint operation of the CRPF and police is underway.

The operation started on Thursday (November 11) after the security forces received inputs about presence of terrorists in area.

A police officer said, “As joint searching team of forces cordoned the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon searching party which was retaliated and an encounter started.”

In a tweet, the Kashmir zone police said, “#Encounter has started at #Chawalgam area of #Kulgam. Further details shall follow.”

The police said that in the initial exchange of fire, one terrorist was killed.

#KulgamEncounterUpdate: 01 unidentified #terrorist killed. #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/Ax07aZekkX — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 11, 2021

Although the intelligence input suggests there are two or three terrorists trapped, the actual number can be said once operation concludes, said a police source.