 "Kupwara encounter")
Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and three Army personnel were on Wednesday martyred in an ongoing encounter in Kupwara's Halmatpora. Two cops have sustained injuries. According to J&K Director General of Police SP Vaid, two policemen and one Army personnel have been martyred.
The encounter was triggered when terrorists fired at a joint party of the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police, said defence spokesman (Srinagar) Col Rajesh Kalia.
The operation was aided by the Army's Para Commandos.
A police officer said that a joint team of the Army's 41 Rashtriya Rifles and SOG launched the operation
