Chinore (Jammu and Kashmir), August 27 : An encounter is on between the militants and the Army in Chinore area of Jammu and Kashmir, after the militants held hostage seven people including four kids and a couple.

The Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Jammu and Kashmir police have been deployed in the area to fight back the terrorists and free the hostages. The Indian Air Force did an aerial surveillance of the area.