Jammu, Sep 20:  An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora on Thursday afternoon. According to a tweet by ANI, the encounter broke out in the forest area in Sumlar. According to reports, earlier in the day, the security personnel launched a cordon and search operation in the forests following information about the presence of militants. More details are awaited.

Reports inform that the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire at positions of the security forces. On Tuesday, the Indian Army and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions in Gulpur area.

Earlier this week, the army gunned down five terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in an encounter in Kulgam district. Reports inform that the terrorists have been identified as Gulzar Ahmad Padder, Faisal Ahmad Rather, Zahid Ahmad Mir, Masroor Molvi and Zahoor Ahmad Lone.

On September 13, two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore. The encounter broke out early on Thursday after the forces had received information about militants hiding in the area.

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