Security forces launch search operation after encounter in Pulwama

Police said a brief exchange of firing took place between security forces and militants in Tral forests on Wednesday morning, following which the ultras fled in thick vegetation of the forest.

Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation in a forest area of Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir following a brief exchange of firing with militants.

Two militants were killed in Pulwama recently by security forces. (PTI/File Photo)

A brief exchange of firing took place between security forces and militants in Tral forests on Wednesday morning, a police official said.

He said security forces launched a search operation as the ultras fled in thick vegetation of the forest. Further details of the operation are awaited, the official said.