Encounter breaks out in Parigam Pulwama

Encounter breaks out in Parigam Pulwama

Pulwama, Aug 20: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces at Parigam village of Newa hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, officials said.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

He said that as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.

As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area