<p>Security forces gunned down three militants in an overnight encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>A police official said while one militant was killed on Tuesday, two were gunned down on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained, he said.</p>.<p>The encounter broke out after the militants opened fire on a search party of security forces at Melhora in Zainapora area of the south Kashmir district on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The searches were going on and the operation is in progress, the official said.</p>
<p>Security forces gunned down three militants in an overnight encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>A police official said while one militant was killed on Tuesday, two were gunned down on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained, he said.</p>.<p>The encounter broke out after the militants opened fire on a search party of security forces at Melhora in Zainapora area of the south Kashmir district on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The searches were going on and the operation is in progress, the official said.</p>