CRPF men stand guard during a gunfight in Kashmir
CRPF men stand guard during a gunfight in Kashmir

POONCH — A gunfight erupted between militants and a joint team of army and police erupted in Surankote area of Poonch on Monday, officials said.

They told the news agency GNS that based on specific intelligence input, a joint cordon and search operation was launched in Sindarah and Maidana area in Surankote Poonch by troops of Indian Army and SOG of Police.

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“Contact established. Intense firefight ongoing, area cordoned, operations in progress,” an army spokesman confirmed in a tweet.

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