Encounter between militants, forces in south Kashmir

October 13, 2015 19:34

A fierce encounter has ensued between militants and security forces at Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama this evening.

Official sources said that following intelligence information about presence of militants at village Dogripora in Pulwama, a joint search operation was launched by 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir police in the area.

However, when security forces were moving towards a particular area, militants hiding inside a residential house fired at them indiscriminately with automatic weapons.

The security forces retaliated, ensuing in an encounter, they said. Additional security forces were rushed from nearby camps to further cordon off the area to foil any attempts by militants to escape, they added.

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