Overview

• Joint teams of the Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF launched the cordon-and-search in Kulgam’s Guddar forest on specific intelligence, triggering a firefight.
• Officials said two militants were neutralised, with preliminary reports indicating one local and one suspected foreign operative known as ‘Rehman Bhai’, subject to verification.
• Three soldiers were injured; two—Sub Perbhat Gaur and Lance Naik Narender Sindhu—died at the hospital, while a JCO was reported stable after treatment.
• Reinforcements tightened the cordon and the operation remained active as authorities worked to confirm the identities and affiliations of the slain militants.
• The NIA conducted coordinated raids linked to case RC-1/2025/NIA/CHE across several states and in Kulgam, Pulwama and Baramulla, as the BSF detained a Pakistani national near R S Pura.