Srinagar:
A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday morning.
Acting on specific information that two militants were hiding in a house in Shankerpora, 40 kms from Srinagar, police assisted by security forces cordoned the village late Wednesday night, Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, Kifayat Hyder told PTI.
He said as the joint search party launched combing operation, the militants opened indiscriminate fire around 8.45 am Thursday morning prompting security forces to return the fire.
The exchange of fire between the two sides is going on, he said.
Acting on specific information that two militants were hiding in a house in Shankerpora, 40 kms from Srinagar, police assisted by security forces cordoned the village late Wednesday night, Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, Kifayat Hyder told PTI.
He said as the joint search party launched combing operation, the militants opened indiscriminate fire around 8.45 am Thursday morning prompting security forces to return the fire.
The exchange of fire between the two sides is going on, he said.
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