Kulgam counter-insurgency op continues; 2 terrorists trapped

December 03, 2016 08:59

The encounter between security forces and terrorists, which had broken out on Friday evening in Kulgam district of J&K, is still underway.

According to a report, gunshots were heard after security forces cordoned off the area where 2 terrorists are believed to be hiding.

A government employee was killed in the counter-insurgency operation, official sources said.

Assadullah Kumar, working in J&K Fisheries Department, died due to gunshot injuries at Chancer area of Kulgam district, they said.

The incident comes ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz's visit to India to attend Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar on Saturday.

Recently, seven army personnel, including two officers, were killed in a terror attack on an army base camp at Nagrota in Jammu has shocked the nation. This was the biggest terror strike since the Uri attack in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the wee hours on September 19.

Image: Deferred visual of the operation by ANI

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