Gunfight rages in Bijbehara area of Anantnag

SRINAGAR — An encounter raged between militants and government forces at Khush Roi Kalan in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.

Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Bijbehara.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.

A senior police officer also confirmed to GNS about the exchange of firing between militants and security forces. As per the sources, one or two militants believed to be trapped.

Pertinently, this is third encounter of the day in south Kashmir. Four militants were killed in earlier two encounters.