Jammu-Kashmir: Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces, Terrorists In Pulwama

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on June 3, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nihama area of the south Kashmir district after receiving specific input about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired on a search party of the forces, who then fired back, he said.