SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A fierce gunfight between militants and Indian troops broke out Tuesday in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The gunfight erupted at Harkipora village of Pulwama district, about 27 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Gunfight broke out at village Harkipora this morning," a police official posted in Pulwama told Xinhua.
"The gunfight triggered after contingents of India troops and police encircled a locality on the intelligence information suggesting presence of militants in the area."
Police officials suspect two militants are holed up in the area.
Locals said they heard sound of gunfire in the village.
"We are being told militants are holed up in a residential house and heavy gunfire is audible from a distance," a local resident Bilal Ahmad said. "We have locked ourselves in our houses."
On Sunday, two militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit were killed at village Tahab in the district.
A guerilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in Indian- controlled Kashmir since 1989. The gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently across the region.
