Three army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. Additional security forces have been sent to trace the terrorists. A search operation is being conducted by surrounding the area. Two to three terrorists are suspected to be hiding here.

The Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said in a tweet that security forces launched a search operation on Friday after receiving information about the presence of terrorists in the high-altitude area in the Hallan forest area of Kulgam. During this, the hidden terrorists started firing on the security forces after seeing the cordon getting tighter.

Three soldiers were seriously injured in the firing from both sides, who died during treatment. Sources say that the names of the martyred soldiers are being told as head constable Babulal, constable Wasim Ahmed and Sachin. However, the army has not released the names of the soldiers. Dialogue

Senior officers of the army and other security forces have camped on the spot. The search operation is going on under his supervision. The security cordon has been tightened so that the terrorists do not escape.

Three terrorists of TRF (The Resistance Front), an associate organization of terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, roaming in Srinagar for terrorist attack have been arrested. Three hand grenades, 10 pistol cartridges, 25 AK-47 cartridges and other objectionable material have been recovered from their possession. Police arrested three terrorists belonging to TRF at Harnbal Natipora after receiving intelligence.

The terrorists have been identified as Imran Ahmed Najar resident of Bammula, Waseem Ahmed Matta resident of Srinagar and Vakil Ahmed Bhat resident of Bijbihada. The lawyer was an active terrorist and was recently out on bail.