Srinagar, Sept. 15 -- - Militants on Tuesday managed to give slip to state forces after initial exchange of fire in Marwal area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said.

A senior police officer said that a search operation which was launched after a brief exchange of fire in Marwal area of the district has been called off, reported news agency KNO.

He said search operation was launched by joint team of forces including 50 RR, CRPF and Pulwama Police on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area.

He said that when the search operation was being launched, militants fired upon forces which was retaliated triggering an encounter in which two army soldiers were injured. However, the official said that militants m...