An encounter has broken out between terrorists and security forces in Harwan area of Srinagar on Monday late evening.
According to a police official, a joint search operation was launched by police, CRPF and army men in the Harwan area in Srinagar in the late hours on Monday after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants there.
He said as the security men were conducting searches, they came under indiscriminate fire from terrorists hiding in the area.
“The fire was returned by the troops, triggering an encounter. The exchange of gunfire between terrorists and security personnel was going on,” the official said.
The security officials suspect the presence of two or three militants in the forest area.
Additional troops have been rushed to the area tighten the siege.
