A gunfight erupted following an ambush by unidentified militants on an Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy traveling from Jammu to Srinagar in the contested region, with at least two militants killed by police in the fighting, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
“Firing exchanges are still going on at the attack site as two militants are still reported to be firing at the security forces,” a police official was quoted as saying by the publication.
The Jammu and Kashmir region has been claimed by both India and Pakistan since the end of British rule in 1947. Following several armed conflicts, the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in 2003. Since then, both sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce.
New Delhi suspects Islamabad of providing support to armed secessionist groups in the predominantly Muslim region, Pakistan denies the allegations.