diff --git a/api/bulk_operation.php b/api/bulk_operation.php
index 4295099..b892262 100644
--- a/api/bulk_operation.php
+++ b/api/bulk_operation.php
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ $ticketIds = $data['ticket_ids'] ?? [];
 $parameters = $data['parameters'] ?? null;
 
 // Validate input
-if (!$operationType || empty($ticketIds)) {
+$validOperationTypes = ['bulk_close', 'bulk_assign', 'bulk_priority', 'bulk_status', 'bulk_delete'];
+if (!$operationType || !in_array($operationType, $validOperationTypes, true) || empty($ticketIds)) {
     echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Operation type and ticket IDs required']);
     exit;
 }
diff --git a/models/BulkOperationsModel.php b/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
index 1717e1d..8a4419e 100644
--- a/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
+++ b/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ class BulkOperationsModel {
                             }
                         }
                         break;
+
+                    case 'bulk_delete':
+                        $success = $ticketModel->deleteTicket($ticketId);
+                        if ($success) {
+                            $auditLogModel->log($operation['performed_by'], 'delete', 'ticket', $ticketId,
+                                ['bulk_operation_id' => $operationId]);
+                        }
+                        break;
                 }
 
                 if ($success) {
diff --git a/models/TicketModel.php b/models/TicketModel.php
index 7a1f7fc..d2a418a 100644
--- a/models/TicketModel.php
+++ b/models/TicketModel.php
@@ -716,6 +716,76 @@ class TicketModel {
         return $result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Delete a ticket and all its associated records.
+     * Admin-only operation. Removes comments, attachments, watchers, dependencies.
+     *
+     * @param string $ticketId Ticket ID
+     * @return bool Success status
+     */
+    public function deleteTicket(string $ticketId): bool {
+        // Collect attachment filenames before deleting DB rows
+        $attachmentFiles = [];
+        $attStmt = $this->conn->prepare("SELECT filename FROM ticket_attachments WHERE ticket_id = ?");
+        if ($attStmt) {
+            $attStmt->bind_param('s', $ticketId);
+            $attStmt->execute();
+            $attResult = $attStmt->get_result();
+            while ($row = $attResult->fetch_assoc()) {
+                $attachmentFiles[] = $row['filename'];
+            }
+            $attStmt->close();
+        }
+
+        // Delete child records first to avoid FK constraint failures
+        $children = [
+            "DELETE FROM ticket_comments WHERE ticket_id = ?",
+            "DELETE FROM ticket_watchers WHERE ticket_id = ?",
+            "DELETE FROM ticket_dependencies WHERE ticket_id = ? OR depends_on_id = ?",
+            "DELETE FROM ticket_attachments WHERE ticket_id = ?",
+            "DELETE FROM ticket_custom_fields WHERE ticket_id = ?",
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($children as $sql) {
+            $stmt = $this->conn->prepare($sql);
+            if (!$stmt) continue;
+            // ticket_dependencies uses two placeholders
+            if (strpos($sql, 'depends_on_id') !== false) {
+                $stmt->bind_param('ss', $ticketId, $ticketId);
+            } else {
+                $stmt->bind_param('s', $ticketId);
+            }
+            $stmt->execute();
+            $stmt->close();
+        }
+
+        $stmt = $this->conn->prepare("DELETE FROM tickets WHERE ticket_id = ?");
+        if (!$stmt) return false;
+        $stmt->bind_param('s', $ticketId);
+        $result = $stmt->execute();
+        $affected = $stmt->affected_rows;
+        $stmt->close();
+
+        if ($result && $affected > 0) {
+            // Clean up physical attachment files
+            $uploadDir = defined('UPLOAD_DIR')
+                ? UPLOAD_DIR
+                : (isset($GLOBALS['config']['UPLOAD_DIR']) ? $GLOBALS['config']['UPLOAD_DIR'] : dirname(__DIR__) . '/uploads');
+            $ticketDir = rtrim($uploadDir, '/') . '/' . $ticketId;
+            if (is_dir($ticketDir)) {
+                foreach ($attachmentFiles as $filename) {
+                    $file = $ticketDir . '/' . basename($filename);
+                    if (file_exists($file)) {
+                        @unlink($file);
+                    }
+                }
+                @rmdir($ticketDir); // Remove dir only if empty
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check whether the FULLTEXT index on tickets(title, description) exists.
      * Result is cached for the process lifetime (static).