India, May 13 -- Three terrorists were killed during an encounter that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday after security forces launched an operation in the forests of Keller, a senior police officer confirmed.

People aware of the development said that the army and police launched a joint operation in the forests of Keller in Shopian, which resulted in the exchange of fire.

There is a possibility of the presence of two to three terrorists in the forest, sources said.

The armed forces have been engaging in combing operations in the forests of South Kashmir and Kistwar since the April 22 terror attacks in Pahalgam in which 26 people had died with several others injured.

Today's operation was launched early in t...