After receiving a specific information regarding the presence of militants in Birnhi Batpora Dailgam security forces laid a cordon in the wee hours of Saturday.
While the cordon was being laid some militants outside a house fired upon the security personnel which was retaliated.
In the cross firing, one lady sustained injuries and later on succumbed.
However, some militants are holed up in the house. Efforts are on to take out the civilians out of this house as militants are using civilians as human shields.
More details to follow.