Overview

• A joint cordon-and-search was launched in Kulgam’s Guddar forest by the Indian Army, J&K Police SOG and CRPF based on specific intelligence.
• Chinar Corps said troops engaged armed suspects, killed one militant and evacuated a wounded junior commissioned officer to the Army’s Srinagar base hospital.
• Security officials reported that two to three militants may still be concealed in the area, with reinforcements deployed and the cordon tightened as the operation remains in progress.
• Authorities have not yet identified the slain militant or disclosed any group affiliation.
• The National Investigation Agency conducted coordinated searches across multiple states and in Kashmir under case RC-1/2025/NIA/CHE, and the BSF detained Pakistani national Siraj Khan near RS Pura for questioning.