3 Army jawans, 1 cop injured in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, in which three Army personnel and one police officer were injured.

In Short

• Gunfight erupts after security forces' operation to trace terrorists in houses
• Encounter underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district
• This comes after recent gunbattles in Poonch, Baramulla, Udhampur

Three Army personnel and one police officer were injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday.

All the injured personnel have been taken to the hospital. The encounter is still going on with two terrorists believed to be trapped.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area, security forces launched an operation in Adigam village in the district and searched for terrorists during a house-to-house search.

During the search, the terrorists opened fire on the security forces, leading to an exchange of fire from both sides.

"Encounter has started at Adigam Devsar area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," the Kashmir Police Zone tweeted.

Earlier, terrorists and security forces were involved in an exchange of fire in Poonch district on September 15.

On September 14, one terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Baramulla district. That encounter occurred after two Army personnel died in the line of duty in a gunfight in Kishtwar.

On September 11, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur district.

Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing sporadic incidents of violence as it is holding its first Assembly polls in a decade. The election is being held in three phases, of which two were done on September 18 and 25.

The third and final phase of polling will be held on October 1. The counting of votes will be done on October 8.