"gunfight"

Police said the slain militants were responsible for the killing of Havaldar Mohammad Saleem AKhoon outside his residence at Goriwan in Bijbehara area on Friday.

The encounter between security forces and terrorists started in Shopian on Thursday where terrorists are holed up inside a mosque.

The gunfight took place around 10 am in a forest located between Surnaar and Tetam villages when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

The gunfight broke out when a patrolling team of the DRG was cordoning off a forest near Hakwa village.

The gunfight took place at around 5 am in Darbha forest under Kutru police station limits when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the District Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

The skirmish occurred on Wednesday in a forest between Duled and Minpa villages under Chintalnar police station area.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Melhura in Zainapora area of Shopian on Monday evening.