Police Saturday said that seventeen civilians have been rescued from the house, were two to three militants are believed to be trapped, in Brienty area of Dialgam in Anantnag district.
The encounter between militants and government forces started in Brienty area in wee hours of Saturday morning.
Earlier, Police had claimed that the militants are using the civilians as human shield and efforts were on to get them out of this house.
So far, two civilians including a woman have been shot dead by government forces in the ongoing encounter in Dialgam area.