Three militants were killed by security forces in an operation in north Kashmir's Baramulla on Monday morning. A woman, identified as Misra Bano, also died near the operation site.
"Three Pakistani militants have been neutralised by a joint team of forces in Unsoo, Handwara," said Director General of Police, Kashmir, S.P. Vaid.
The operation on the Sopore-Kupwara highway began around 12:30 am following "specific information about presence of some militants".
The bodies are being identified. A number of rifles were also recovered.
DIG, North Kashmir, V K Birdi, said the woman was killed in the "cross-fire after she tried to escape from the house where the militants were trapped".
Internet services have been stopped in parts of Sopore and Kupwara as a precautionary measure.
