Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora village on Thursday.

Sources said that Army’s 14 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Shukbabun area of Sumlar village earlier today.

As the forces intensified the searches, the militants opened fire on them triggering an encounter, they said.

More details are awaited.

This post was published on September 20, 2018