SRINAGAR: A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces today in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation at Barbugh in Imam Sahib area of Shopian this evening after getting information about presence of militants there, a police official said.
The ultras opened fire on the search party, triggering a gunbattle, the official said. No casualty has been reported so far.