The police seized a huge amount of explosives in the operation conducted here. According to police details..
Security forces received intelligence input about terrorist movements in Samno area of Kulgam. The security forces, who were immediately alerted, conducted a local search operation on Thursday night. At the same time, a terrorist opened fire from a house. This led to an encounter between the two groups. So far five gunmen have been killed by the police in these checks. The operation was jointly conducted by police and CRPF personnel. Inspector General of Police Vidhi Kumar Birdi told the media that the five dead gunmen may belong to the Lashkar-e-Toiba group. He said the encounter with terrorists started on Thursday afternoon in Samno pocket of DH Pora town of Kulgam district.
Officials said that a search operation was started after receiving information about the presence of terrorists in Nehama village of Kulgam district. The cordon and search was said to have opened fire after the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel. Officials said security forces maintained tight security around the area throughout the night. As darkness fell, the operation was suspended amid armed surveillance. Again, on the second day, early morning on Friday, the two sides exchanged fire. This encounter took place for a total of 18 hours. Officials revealed that five terrorists were killed in this process. šš„š
