Srinagar: A gunfight between holed up militants and security forces began on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Badgam district, police said.
Following specific information about militant presence in Kuthpora village, a cordon and search operation was launched.
As the security forces were closing in on the hiding terrorists, they fired starting the encounter, a police officer said.
Authorities have suspended mobile Internet in Badgam and Pulwama districts.
–IANS
