Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter on Friday morning in south Kashmir's Pulwama, a police spokesman said.
“Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered. A search is going on in the area,” the spokesman said.
The encounter between hiding militants and the security forces began in the morning.
Earlier, a police official said: “Two to three militants are believed to be trapped. Exchange of fire was reported for several hours. So far no body has been retrieved from the encounter site.”
The police said it asked the trapped militants to surrender “but the offer was rejected”.
Internet service was snapped in Pulwama as a precautionary measure.