DIG South Kashmir Amit Kumar has been hit by a bullet in the Pulwama encounter.

Kumar was hit by a bullet in his leg and was shifted to Army hospital, the police said.His condition is said to be stable.

A lieutenant colonel and a captain have also been injured in the Pulwama encounter, they are being provided medical care.

A gun battle took place in Pulwama's Pinglan area, about 12 km from the spot where a suicide bomber from the Jaish-e-Mohammed drove his ex plosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus last week, killing 40 jawans and critically wounding five.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation during the night after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official recounted.