Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army's 22 RR and SOG laid a seige at village Reban today wee hours following specific inputs about the presence of some militants.
Soon after the joint team intensified the searches and opened some warning shots towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire triggering off an encounter.
During the gunfight, a militant has been killed sofar.
When reports last came in the operation was going on in the area.
Meanwhile Internet services have been suspended and schools closed in Sopore town “as a precautionary measure”. (GNS)