J&K: 3 cops, 2 terrorists killed in ongoing gun battle

Three cops of the Jammu and Kashmir police and three terrorists were killed in an ongoing north Kashmir gunfight on Tuesday.

A senior police said that the gunfight erupted on Monday afternoon after the Army and the police jointly surrounded the Awathkul forest area in Kupwara district after specific information about presence of a group of terrorists there.

"The terrorists, on being challenged to surrender, opened fire killing two cops, while an army jawan was wounded," the officer said.

"The security forces also returned the fire, and in the ensuing gunfight which is still on, three militants have been killed."

"The gunfight is still raging, and on Tuesday morning, a special police officer was killed taking the death toll of securitymen to three." The officer said more reinforcements were rushed to the forest area to augment the strength of the security forces.