Security forces, militants engage in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri during search operation
A gunfight started on Wednesday between the security forces and militants in Sunderbani area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, official said.
Jammu: A gunfight started on Wednesday between the security forces and militants in Sunderbani area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, official said.
"Following suspicious movements in Sunderbani area on Wednesday morning, a search operation was launched by the security forces," police said.
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"As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants, they fired at the security forces triggering an encounter which is underway," a police officer said.
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Police also said suspicious movements were first noticed by the sentry of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion headquarters in the area who fired in the air after which army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police started a search operation during which the hiding militants were spotted, police said.
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