Kulgam, Jan 12 :A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Pariwan village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening, the police said.
A police official told the news agency that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army’s 34 RR cordoned off the Pariwan area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of militants.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where militants were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire, he said.
