<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, three CRPF and two state police jawans have been martyred, and two terrorists killed in a nearly three-day long encounter in Kupwara district. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At least nine security personnel were injured. A protester has also been killed in the clashes. A defence spokesman said, the bodies of the killed terrorists have been retrieved along with arms and ammunition and their identity is being ascertained.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The encounter broke out on Thursday night after the joint team of security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Babagund Langate area of Handwara following information about the presence of terrorists there. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Para commandos joined the forces comprising Army, CRPF and Special Operations Group of Police yesterday morning in view of stand off.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The gunbattle ended today, but the search and sanitization operation is still on in the area.</span><br />''  <br />