Two civilians sustained injuries in a gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday morning, police said.
The gun battle began after security personnel were fired upon while conducting a cordon-and-search operation at Dobhi Mohalla in the Kakapora area of the South Kashmir district, a police official said.
Two residents of Pulwama's Samboora, Ishrat Jan (25) and Ghulam Nabi Dar (42), sustained injuries near the encounter site, he said.
They were initially rushed to a nearby hospital, and then shifted to the SMHS hospital here, the official said, adding that their condition is stated to be stable.
The exchange of fire is underway, he said.