Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir): An Army jawan was injured in an encounter with terrorists in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Jammu & Kashmir police said. An encounter broke out between militants and security forces at the Brayihard Kathpora area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district in the early hours of Wednesday. The Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet informed that the gunfight has started in Brayihard Kathpora area, saying that the police and security forces are on the job. An army jawan has been injured in the incident.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Brayihard Kathpora in Kulgam following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras fired upon the security forces, who retaliated. A search operation is underway to trace the terrorists who apparently managed to escape from the spot.
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