The encounter started this morning when security forces started house to house search at Pulwama's Naina village. (Representational image)
One of the two two terrorists holed up at a village in Kashmir's Pulwama district has died in the ongoing gunbattle, the police have said.
The operation started last evening after security forces cordoned off Naina village and started combing to track down the hiding terrorists.
This morning, when security forces started house to house searches, the terrorists opened fire on them. The security forces retailed and heavy exchange of fire started.
The house in which terrorists were hiding was blasted. Police say the body of one terrorist was found. The other is also believed to have been killed, but the body is yet to be recovered. The combing operation is still on.
A senior police officer said they had information about the presence of two terrorists. It is not clear whether they were local or foreign.
Pulwama district has been witnessing frequent encounters between terrorists and security forces. A number of local men have joined the terrorists' ranks over the last one year.