Encounter breaks out between militants and security forces, 1 terrorists dead

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Vailoo in the Komernag area of the district early Tuesday following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Vailoo in the Komernag area of the district early Tuesday following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.