Encounter breaks out between security forces and militants in J&K's Budgam

By :  Agencies
Update: 2020-06-11 03:31 GMT
The exchange of firing is on and further details are awaited, the official said. Representational image: Twitter

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday (June 11), police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Pathanpora area of Budgam in central Kashmir after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding militants fired at the security forces.

The exchange of firing is on and further details are awaited, the official said.

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