He said troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF launched a joint CASO early this morning at Ranbirgrah Panzinara on Srinagar-Bandipora road following a tip off about the presence of militants.
However, encounter broke out after militants opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons when security forces were moving towards a particular area in the cordoned off area.
Two militants were killed so far and operation was still going on when the reports last came in, the spokesperson confirmed.