SRINAGAR: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Gadool hamlet of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.

Quoting an official, KNO reported that a joint team of Police, Army, and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area.

He said that as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, terrorists fired upon them, which was retaliated to, thus triggering an encounter.

Sources said that two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

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