Three militants were killed in a brief shootout in Srinagar's Rambagh area, the J&K police said on Wednesday.
"Three militants have been killed in Rambagh in a shootout," Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
Preliminary reports suggested that a brief shootout took place at busy market of Rambagh, during an operation launched by the police following a tip off about the movement of these militants.
"Identification and affliation of the killed terrorists is being ascertained," the police said.