Srinagar: A gunfight between the security forces and separatist guerrillas is on in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Thursday, police said.
The security forces launched an operation in Bazpora area of Kupwara this morning following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.
"When the security forces closed on the hiding militants they started firing that triggered an encounter in the area which is still on," a senior police officer told IANS here.
The officer said two to three guerrillas are believed to be holed up in the area.
No casualties on either side have been reported so far.
