<p>Security forces today launched a search operation in Shopian district of south Kashmir to flush out hiding militants, triggering a gunfight.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A gunfight broke out at village Karewa in Shopian, 55 kms from here, immediately after security forces launched a search operation following specific information about presence of militants there, a police officer said.<br /><br />He said reinforcements have been rushed to the village and efforts are on to neutralise the militants who had refused to surrender and continued firing on the search parties.<br /><br />There was no immediate report of any casualty on either side, the officer said.<br /><br />The encounter took place a day after militants carried out an attack on a polling party escorted by police and CRPF in the district at the end of the voting resulting in the death of a polling official and injuries to five others including three securitymen.</p>
<p>Security forces today launched a search operation in Shopian district of south Kashmir to flush out hiding militants, triggering a gunfight.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A gunfight broke out at village Karewa in Shopian, 55 kms from here, immediately after security forces launched a search operation following specific information about presence of militants there, a police officer said.<br /><br />He said reinforcements have been rushed to the village and efforts are on to neutralise the militants who had refused to surrender and continued firing on the search parties.<br /><br />There was no immediate report of any casualty on either side, the officer said.<br /><br />The encounter took place a day after militants carried out an attack on a polling party escorted by police and CRPF in the district at the end of the voting resulting in the death of a polling official and injuries to five others including three securitymen.</p>