Police said that a gunfight started between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Thursday. On Thursday morning, a patrol party of the Indian Army and state police was fired upon in Hajin's Parray Mohalla, said the police . A gunfight was triggered when the security forces fired back at the militants. According to a police official, the operation will continue and reinforcements have also been rushed in to tighten the cordon around the militants.