Baramulla, Jul 12 (UNI) An encounter was going on between militants and security forces in Sopore in this north Kashmir district on Sunday, official sources said.
Meanwhile, mobile internet service has been suspended in Sopore as a precautionary measure to prevent rumours.
They said on a tip off about the presence of militants, troops of Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir, CRPF and Rashtriya Rifles (RR) launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Rebban, about two kilometres from main Sopore town in the wee hours.
However, when the security forces were moving towards a particular area, militants opened indiscriminate fire with automatic weapons, they further said adding security forces also retaliated ensuing in an encounter.
The sources stated that all the residents in the nearby houses were rescued and taken to safer places.
The operation was going on when the reports last came in, they further said adding two to three militants, including a commander, were trapped in the area.
Additional security forces and police personnel have been deployed in the adjacent areas to prevent any law and order situation.
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