Date:- 21 Sep 2020
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nawad area of Charar-e-Sharief
A CRPF personnel was injured in an encounter between militants and security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nawad area of Charar-e-Sharief in the central Kashmir district after receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
As the forces were searching the area, the militants fired upon them, injuring a CRPF personnel. The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter, the official said.
The exchange of firing was going on, the official said, adding that further details were awaited. — PTI
Courtesy : Daily Tribune: 21st September, 2020