A gunfight broke out between government forces and militants at Rajpora village in the Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.
According to an official, a joint team of police, Army, and CRPF launched a search operation in the area after receiving inputs about presence of militants.
He claimed that as the joint team of forces intensified their search for the suspected location, the hiding militants opened fire on the party, triggering a gunfight. Two to three militants are believed to be trapped.