Srinagar: Junaid Sehrai and deserted army man  are believed to be among the  trapped militants  in Chatapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Reports  said that son of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Ashraf Sehrai, Junaid Sehrai and a former army man  identified as Zahoor Ahmad Thokar who left army to join militant ranks are believed to be trapped in the ongoing encounter.

Earlier a gunfight between militants and government forces broke out in the main town Chatapora where two to three militants are believed to be trapped.