Srinagar
A gunfight between the government forces and militants has begun in Braw Bandina area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday morning.
Reports said that following specific input about the presence of militants, a mixture of joint forces including Army’s 55RR, SOG Pulwama and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the area. Subsequently, the searches were started, however, as the forces personnel approached to the hiding spot, militants opened fire on them, triggering an encounter.
More details awaited.
