Gunfight breaks out in Budgam village

Budgam: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Manchowa area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday evening, officials said.

Quoting an unnamed official, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reported that a joint team of Police, Army’s 50 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

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