Pertempuran meletus Senin malam ketika polisi yang bertugas menumpas pemberontakan dan prajurit militer menyerang satu persembunyian di distrik Kupwara, kata seorang jurubicara kepolisian.
The fighting erupted late Monday when counter-insurgency police and army troops raided a hide-out in Kupwara district, a police spokesman said.