A brief exchange of fire took place between militants and security forces in the Marha Bafliaz area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir last night, officials said.
Officials said that late night on Thursday a specific input was received by the security forces about presence of some militants in the area. A search operation was launched by Police and army in general area of Marha Bafliaz near DKG.
While the search party intensified the searches, the hiding militants fired upon the security forces, leading to brief gunfight, they said.
After a brief exchange of fire, the militants fled from the spot taking advantage of the darkness. Till this report was being filed there was no loss of life or injury reported.
Meanwhile, a massive search operation has been launched to track down the fleeing militants.
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