SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between security forces and militants in Khanyar area of Downtown Srinagar on Saturday morning.
According to reports, the encounter broke out after a joint team of security forces, including the J&K Police and CRPF, launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Khanyar, following the inputs about presence of militants in the area.
As the joint team of security forces approached the suspected spot, the militants fired upon them which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.
Sources said that two militants are believed to be trapped in the encounter. The encounter was going on when the reports last came in. — (KIMS)