Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between armed forces and militants in Tral area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district Friday morning.
Reports said that the gunfight started after armed forces cordoned off Dar-Ganaigund Mohalla of Tral this morning and started a search operation.
They said that as the forces intensified the searches and zeroed in on the house where the militants were hiding; the militants fired at the forces triggering a gunfight.
A police official said that the CASO was launched in the area after inputs about the presence of militants in the area. He said that the army, J&K Police and the paramilitary CRPF personnel are on the job.
Meanwhile, internet has been suspended in police district Awantipora which includes Tral, Awantipora and Pampore areas.
Further details are awaited.
