Srinagar : Three Army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and 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 militants there, a police official said.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired at the security forces, who retaliated. In the exchange of fire, three security forces personnel were injured, the official said, adding, they succumbed during treatment. The search is going on in Kulgam to nab the terrorists involved in the latest killing of three jawans. Today's gunfight began after the terrorists fired upon the security forces who erected a tent in the area as part of an area domination exercise. The terrorists had decamped with some weapons, the officials said.
A group of three terrorists is believed to have taken part in today's encounter. They recently infiltrated through the Pir Panjal range, officials said. Additional troops have been rushed to the area and the search has been intensified. Also, after a blast-like sound was heard, another search operation was launched in the Kund area of the Kulgam district, officials said.