SRINAGAR: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Brar area in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora, officials said on Friday.
"Police and security forces are on the job, " a police officer said.
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area, and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.