According to reports, the security forces started a cordon and search operation in Kareemabad village in the early hours of Tuesday after receiving specific information about the presence of militants
The police said that the operation is in the final stages and one or two militants are still believed to be hiding in the area and are engaged in the gunfight.
According to the police, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Batmaloo area of Srinagar on a tip-off, but it turned into an encounter as the militants started firing upon them
