Srinagar. The army’s campaign against terrorists in Akhhal forest in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir continues for the ninth day. Firing took place on Friday night between the army and the terrorists hiding in the forest. This led to the army’s Lance Nayak Preetpal Singh and constable Harminder Singh Veeragati. 10 soldiers were injured in the encounter. The joint operation of the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Akhhal forest of Kulgam is the longest time action ever. The army has killed a terrorist in Kulgam’s encounter. Many more are hidden in the forest.
Update: OP Akhal, Kulgam
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According to army officers, the place where the terrorists are hidden in the forest of Akhhal are dense. Apart from this, there are also caves, pastures and camps of Bakarwal communities in the area. All the people trapped between the encounter in Akhhal forest have been evacuated by the army and shifted to another place. Because of this, the army is having a lot of difficulty in running the operation. According to the army, at least 8 terrorists are hiding in Akhhal forest. These terrorists have built different places and are firing on the army. In such a situation, it is believed that a long encounter is going to run between the army and the terrorists in the Akhal forest. The Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have surrounded the Akhhal forest. So that terrorists cannot run away from there.
The army had killed three terrorists on the outskirts of Srinagar while running a major operation in the past. These three terrorists killed 26 Hindu tourists in Pahalgam. After the murder of tourists in Pahalgam, the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police were directed by the central government to complete the terrorists. After Operation Sindoor, the army and police started working in this direction. If all the terrorists are killed in the Akhhal forest of Kulgam, then this will be considered a major success of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.
