He said on a tip off about the presence of militants in a house at Lal Chowk, in the main town, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF launched a joint search operation at 0400 hrs this morning.
When the security forces were moving towards a particular area, the militants hiding in a house resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons. Security forces also retaliated, ensuing in an encounter, they said.
Two militants were killed and the operation was going on when the reports last came in.Additional security forces have been rushed to prevent any demonstration in the area. Locals alleged that they were not being allowed to move out of their houses by the security forces since this morning in the town.