Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- Security forces launched searches in the forests of Kulgam to look for any bodies of militants or ammunition after the exchange of firing stopped on the third day of the encounter with militants on Sunday.

Officials said that the Akhal forest exchange of fire between security forces and militants which had started on Friday evening continued till Sunday noon.

"The firing between the two sides continued from Friday to Sunday noon. Now it has stopped and searches are going on in the forest area," said an official of the police control room, Kulgam on Sunday evening.

He said that one body of the slain militant has been recovered so far.

"One body was recovered on Saturday morning and after that the firing continued ag...