A tussle between police forces and militants broke out on Wednesday at around 4.20 am, early in the morning in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Pulwama.

The encounter broke out at the Qasbayar area in J&K's Pulwama. Police reported that they were on the job.

The Jammu and Kashmir police informed about the incident via Twitter. The tweet read, "#Encounter has started at #Qasbayar area of #Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice".

Further details are awaited.

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