Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- The anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district entered its fifth day today, as security forces continue to engage highly trained ultras entrenched in a vast forested area in Akhal Khulsan.
Officials said gunfire and sporadic explosions echoed through the area last night and continued into today.
The gunfight erupted on August 1 after the Army, police and CRPF launched a joint operation following a tip-off about the presence of a large group of terrorists in the Akhal area. In the operation so far two terrorists have been killed and three security personnel have been injured.
Security officials said the joint forces are treading cautiously even as drones continue to hit suspected hideouts in the fores...