KUPWARA; Two policemen including an officer were injured in a fierce gunfight that broke out between armed fighters and government forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district late Monday evening.

Official sources said that acting on a specific information about the presence of insurgents, army's 19 Marathas and Special Operation Group (SOG) of police cordoned off the whole area of Zunreshi village of Chowkibal around 07:20 PM.

The joint team intensified the searches in the area and the armed fighters beleived to be two in number opened heavy fire upon the forces, sources said.

They said that the fire was retailated ensuing a fierce gunfight."During the gunfight two policemen including an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Special Operation Group of Police sustained bullet injuries".

Both the injured were immediately shifted to army's Drugmulla hospital for treatment, sources said. The encounter was still going on when reports last came in.

UPDATE 9:45 PM:  An insurgent was killed, encounter is on, said police sources

UPDATE 08 Apr 2014 / 9:30 AM: During night one Amry JCO, one policeman and one insurgent was killed. Toll of dead insurgents reached to 2. Two policemen missing. Exchange of fire continues.

UPDATE 10:07 AM: Two more cops injured in the encounter since morning; toll of injured policeman reaches to 4.