Three major incidents surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday across districts including the killing of two militants in Anantnag, an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Khanyar locality of Srinagar.
A search operation was also launched by the security personnel in Bandipora after movement of terrorists was observed.
Two Militants Killed In Anantnag
Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed the media that the Indian Army personnel were able to eliminate two militants in Anantnag on Saturday.
Gunfight In Srinagar's Khanyar
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added.
They said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
The exchange of firing is going on, but so far there are no reports of any casualty on either side, they further added.
Search Operation Underway In Bandipora
A search operation was launched on Saturday after movement of terrorists was observed in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, Army said.
The Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said in the late evening on Friday that troops spotted "suspicious movement" in the general area Panar in north Kashmir's Bandipora.
"On being challenged, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire and escaped into the jungle," the Army said.
A search operation is underway in the area, it added.
