Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama; two civilians injured

Two civilians sustained injuries in a gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday morning, police said.

The gun battle began after security personnel were fired upon while conducting a cordon-and-search operation at Dobhi Mohalla in the Kakapora area of the South Kashmir district, a police official said.

Two residents of Pulwama's Samboora, Ishrat Jan (25) and Ghulam Nabi Dar (42), sustained injuries near the encounter site, he said.


They were initially rushed to a nearby hospital, and then shifted to the SMHS hospital here, the official said, adding that their condition is stated to be stable.

The exchange of fire is underway, he said.