Three Army personnel killed in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar, Aug 5: Three Army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the higher reaches of the Halan forest area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir following inputs about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired at the security forces, who retaliated.
Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Army’s Chinar Corps, stationed here at BB Cantonment, tweeted; “On specific inputs regarding presence of terrorists on higher reaches of Halan in Kulgam, operations launched by Security Forces on 04 Aug 23. In exchange of firing with terrorists, three personnel sustained injuries and later succumbed (sic.)”.
“Search operations are continuing”, read the tweet further.
