Srinagar, September 16: At least five militants were killed in an encounter, which broke out between militants and the security forces in the forest area of Tral in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday.
The encounter took place after security forces launched a search operation in the forest area following specific information about presence of a group of Hizbul Mujahideen militants, they said.
They said security forces confronted the militants and asked them to surrender but the ultras opened fire, triggering a gunbattle.
The identity of the deceased militants could not be ascertained immediately as the operation in the area was still going on when last reports came in, the sources said.
—Agencies