Encounter Breaks Out between Security Forces, Militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
The militants fired on a patrol party at Lower Munda in the Qazigund area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said.
Army personnel take positions during an encounter with the militants in Kashmir (Image for representation: PTI)
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday, police said.
The militants fired on a patrol party at Lower Munda in the Qazigund area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said.
He said security forces retaliated and the gunfight is going on.
The area has been cordoned off. Further details were awaited.
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