Gunbattle breaks out in J&K’s Bandipora district

Encounter started after security forces launched a cordon cum search operation in the area.

Srinagar

: A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning.

The encounter started after security forces launched a cordon cum search operation at Khushi Mohalla in the district, 35 kms from here, following information about presence of militants in the area, a police official said.

No causalities have been reported so far on either side.