Srinagar, Dec 3 (IANS): A gunfight erupted on Monday between militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
Upon receiving a tip-off, the security forces began a search operation in Sangran village.
"As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants, they fired triggering the ongoing gunfight," the police said.
Authorities have suspended mobile internet services in Shopian district.