J&K: Gunbattle between militants and security forces in Shopian district, 2 killed

Srinagar: A gunbattle broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday and two militants were killed, NDTV reported. [caption id=“attachment_2047627” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kaddar forest area of Kellar, 50 kms from Srinagar, following information about presence of militants in the area, police said. As the search operation was on, the hiding militants opened fire at the security forces triggering an encounter. With inputs from PTI