Fierce Kulgam Encounter Claims Two Terrorists and Two Soldiers
The operation, codenamed Op Guddar, began Monday dawn following intelligence about militant presence
Srinagar: Two Islamic militants and as many security personnel were killed in a fierce gunfight, Op. Guddar, raging in the woods of Kashmir Valley’s southern Kulgam district since Monday morning. According to J&K Police and Army sources, one of the neutralised militants was a local member of the banned Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), while the other was a Pakistani national operating under the codename Rehman
The Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps identified the two Army officials who laid down their lives while fighting the militants as Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Subedar Perbhar Gaud and Lance Naik Narender Sindhu of 1 Para Special Forces. Two other Army jawans are reported to have been injured in the encounter.
Officials said that the fighting broke out in the Guddar forest area of Kulgam following intelligence about militant presence. Terrorists opened fire on a joint team of Army personnel, Jammu and Kashmir Police’s counterinsurgency Special Operations Group (SOG), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after it noticed suspicious movement.
It was said that the dense forest terrain is complicating the operation, but reinforcements, supported by aerial surveillance, are tightening the cordon to block any escape routes.
Kulgam witnessed a similar intense operation in August 2025, codenamed Operation Akhal, which resulted in the death of two soldiers and two terrorists over nine days.
In a separate incident, the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Pakistani national in the RS Pura sector along the International Border in Jammu district on Sunday evening.
The BSF said that its personnel, observing suspicious movement near a border pillar, detained the individual upon approach. It stated, “He is currently under questioning, and further details will be shared as appropriate.”
