Encounter ensues between militants and security forces in Kashmir

Srinagar: An encounter ensued between security forces and militants hiding in a village in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said. They said security forces and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a joint operation following a tip-off about the presence of militants in village Gorikhan, Hajan, in Bandipora district early this morning.

As the forces were moving towards a particular area in the village, militants hiding there opened fire, which was retaliated ensuing an encounter. Intermittent firing was on when the reports last came in, they said, adding that reports suggest that two to three militants are holed up there. (UNI)