Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Shopian
News Agencies
| Updated on: 3 May 2019, 9:44 IST
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian district in south Kashmir in the morning, a police official said.
He said a brief exchange of firing took place between the two sides after a contact with the militants was established. The area has been put under cordon and further details were awaited, the official said.
-PTI
