[Al Jazeera] Two Indian soldiers and three separatist fighters have been killed in a fierce shootout in Indian-administered Kashmire.Hundreds of Indian soldiers surrounded Awneera, a village about 50km south of the main city of Srinagar, on Saturday night following a tip-off about fighters in the area, AFP news agency reported.
Kashmire has been divided between India and Pakistain since the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Both claim the territory in full.
Muneer Khan, Kashmiri police chief, told Al Jazeera that fighting took place in the Shopian area.
"We laid the cordon yesterday evening after we received information about the presence of five bad boys," he said, adding: "In the morning we were able to recover three bodies."
Khan said the three fighters belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen group and were from nearby villages.
Three Indian soldiers were maimed in the fighting, Khan said.