J&K: One suspected militant killed in gunfight with security forces in Kulgam

A suspected militant was killed in an overnight gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Indian Army said on Saturday.

The gunfight began on Friday evening during a search operation conducted by a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and paramilitary forces in Akhal village.

A security operation codenamed “Operation Akhal” was launched after receiving intelligence inputs about militant presence in the area, The Indian Express quoted unidentified police officials as saying.

“Intermittent and intense firefight continued through the night,” the Army’s Chinar Corps said in a social media post. “Alert troops responded with calibrated fire…One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces so far.”

Senior police officer VK Birdi told NDTV that one or two more suspected militants may be hiding in the area.

The operation was still underway, the Army said.

OP AKHAL, Kulgam

Contact established in General Area Akhal, Kulgam. Joint Operation in progress.#Kashmir@adgpi@NorthernComd_IA pic.twitter.com/d2cHZKiC61— Chinar Corps? - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) August 1, 2025

This is the third major gunfight in the Union Territory in the past few days.

On Wednesday, the Army said that two suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces while attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control into Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.

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