Srinagar- Three unidentified mujahideen were martyred and two Indian occupational soldiers injured in an encounter in Nagnad-Chimmer area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday.

Indian occupational forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagnad-Chimmer area of Kulgam this morning after receiving specific information about the presence of mujahideen there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the mujahideen opened fire at a search party of the occupational forces,

Three mujahideen were martyred and two Indian occupational army soldiers sustained injuries in the operation, the official said.