Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J-K's Shopian

Srinagar, Jun 23 :  An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shopian, following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

He said as the forces were conducting searches, the hiding militants fired upon them.

The security forces retaliated the firing, triggering off a gunbattle, the official said, adding there were no reports of any casualties so far.                  [Agencies]