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Militants open fire on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam

Militants opened fire on a team of security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

Militants opened fire on a team of security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.

The security forces retaliated, a police official said, adding that the firing has stopped.

The militants attacked the security personnel from an orchard at Hardepora in Chadoora area, he said.

The area has been cordoned off and searches are on to track down the ultras,the official added.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Oct 16 2020 | 12:44 PM IST

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