Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS): Three terrorists were killed in an encounter at Pattan in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday even as a search operation is underway in the area, officials said.
The encounter started when a joint team of police and Army personnel cordoned off the area on a specific input about the presence of terrorists.
As the security personnel zeroed in on the terrorists' hideout, they came under heavy fire. In the subsequent encounter, three ultras were killed.