Three security personnel were killed and seven injured on Friday evening in an encounter with militants in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Babagund area of Kupwara following information about presence of militants there, the officials said.
The security forces on Friday morning killed two militants in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Acting on the information received about the presence of militants in Handwara area of Kupwara, the security forces launched a search operation in the area.