sb.scorecardresearch
Advertisement

Published 07:51 IST, September 15th 2020

Encounter underway between security forces, terrorists in Pulwama

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, police said.

Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
null | Image: self
Advertisement

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in Marwal area of Pulwama, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.

He said during the search, terrorists fired on the forces, who retaliated, leading to an encounter. The exchange of firing was going on and details were awaited, the official said. 

07:51 IST, September 15th 2020