<p class="title">An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Bandipora district today, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Security forces cordoned off and launched a search operation in Chandergeer village in Hajin area of the district after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the search operation resulted in an encounter when the militants hiding there fired on the search party of the security forces, who retaliated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gunfight was continuing when last reports came in, the official said. </p>
<p class="title">An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Bandipora district today, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Security forces cordoned off and launched a search operation in Chandergeer village in Hajin area of the district after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the search operation resulted in an encounter when the militants hiding there fired on the search party of the security forces, who retaliated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gunfight was continuing when last reports came in, the official said. </p>