Live: Baramulla encounter between Indian security forces and terrorists

Security forces in Srinagar have been involved in a gun battle in Palhalan area of Baramulla’s Pattan with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tantray Mohalla area of Pattan in the early hours, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into a gunbattle when the hiding militants fired on the joint search party. No casualties have been reported so far, the official said, adding that the operation was underway till last reports came in.

The encounter comes a day after militants fired at CRPF camp in J-K's Pulwama Srinagar on Thursday night.

The incident comes days after six Army personnel and a civilian were killed in a terror attack on the Sunjuwan military station in Jammu. 

Militants tonight fired a few shots towards a CRPF camp in Awantipora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. "Militants fired a few shots at the CRPF camp at Panzgam in Awantipora area at 8.10 pm," a police official said. 

He said the jawans from the camp returned fire,  forcing the militants to flee. No casualties have been reported in the incident, the official said.  A search operation has been launched in the area to track down the militants, the official added. 

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# Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists 

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2018

With PTI Inputs