Srinagar: Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam.

Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.Train services between Baramulla and Qazigund were stopped, the police said.The security forces launched a search operation on getting intelligence inputs that some terrorists have been hiding at Chowgam in the south Kashmir district, 72 km from Srinagar.The terrorists opened fired at the forces, following which a gunfight broke out.The encounter has ended with the death of the five terrorists, the police said.