Army says one terrorist killed during Budgam operation

One terrorist was killed during an ongoing anti-militancy operation in Kashmir’s Budgam district, the Indian Army said on Tuesday night. The Army said its troops, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force launched a joint search operation in the Korag area of Yousmarg after receiving specific intelligence. According to an Army spokesman, troops observed suspicious activity during the operation and challenged those involved.

The suspected terrorists then opened fire, prompting an exchange of gunfire in which one terrorist was killed. The Army said the operation was continuing. It did not immediately establish the identity or affiliation of the person killed.

The account of the encounter was issued by the Army, and the source material contains no independent account of the exchange or information about casualties among security personnel or civilians. The operation took place in Budgam, a district in Kashmir, and involved three security agencies working together. The Army’s statement described the activity as a search operation based on intelligence, followed by the reported gunfire and death.

No further details were provided about whether additional suspects had been located, whether weapons or other material had been recovered, or whether the operation had ended. The immediate status of the area was also not stated beyond the Army’s report that the operation remained in progress. The identity and group affiliation of the slain individual may be established later, but the material available for this report does not provide those details.

The Army’s statement remains the sole supplied source for the reported development.