Srinagar: A search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after militants and forces exchanged fire in the early hours on Saturday , officials said.
They said a brief encounter broke out at Mitrigam area of Pulwama during an anti-militancy operation which was launched by joint forces after an input about presence of militants.
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“It seems the terrorists fled in the initial stages of the operation. The searches in the area are going on and there has been no fresh contact,” a security official said. “ The operation has not been called off as yet.”
This year, security forces have shot dead five militants in three gunfights this year.
