Kulgam: Five terrorists were killed in the ongoing encounter with the security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The zonal police confirmed that the operation is in its final stage and the identity of the slain terrorist is being ascertained.

“Kulgam Update- Day 2: Five terrorists neutralized by Kulgam Police, Army, and CRPF. Incriminating materials were recovered. Operation in the final stage; area being sanitized

Inspector-General of Police Vidhi Kumar Birdi informed that the five may have been from the Lashkar-e-Taiba group. “Security forces got an intelligence input regarding the movement of some terrorists in Kulgam. During the search operation, a terrorist fired from a house, after which an encounter broke out. So far, five terrorists, possibly LeT have been killed and some bodies sighted…”

Earlier on Wednesday two terrorists were killed in J&K’s Uri and an infiltration attempt was thwarted after ‘Operation Kali’, a joint effort by local police and the Army. The Army said the two killed included Bashir Ahmed Malik, an important cog in Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism in the area.

Two assault rifles, two pistols, four hand grenades and other weapons were recovered.

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