Jammu: Three Army personnel and one police officer were injured in exchange of fire with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘BJP Sankalp Maha Rally’ at poll-bound Jammu on the same day.
All the injured personnel were rushed to the hospital. The encounter is still underway with two terrorists believed to be trapped, according to the reports.
Acting on a tip-off, the security forces had launched an operation in Adigam village in the district. They searched for terrorists during a house-to-house raid.
#WATCH | Kulgam, J&K | Updated visuals of encounter between security forces and terrorists in Adigam Devsar area.
(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/qcyWCNISME
— ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2024
During the search, the terrorists opened fire on the security forces. This led to an exchange of fire from both sides.
“Encounter has started at Adigam Devsar area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Police Zone wrote on X.
Recent gunbattle in the poll-bound Union Territory
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing sporadic incidents of violence at a time it is holding its first Assembly polls in a decade.
Sept 15: Terrorists and security forces were involved in an exchange of fire in Poonch district.
Sept 14: One terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Baramulla district. That occurred after two Army personnel died in the line of duty in a gunfight in Kishtwar.
Sept 11: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur district.
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing sporadic incidents of violence as it is holding its first Assembly polls in a decade. The election is being held in three phases, of which two were done on September 18 and 25.
