4 security personnel, traffic police officer injured in encounter with militants in Kulgam

Srinagar: At least four security forces personnel and a traffic police officer were injured in an encounter with militants in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

The gunbattle broke out in Adigam village in the Devsar area of the district after security forces launched a cordon and search operation.

Additional SP (traffic) Mumtaz Ali suffered minor injuries after being struck by a stray bullet near the encounter site, officials, as per news agency PTI, said.

They said four security personnel involved in the anti-terrorist operation sustained injuries.