A policeman and a militant have been killed in a gun battle in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

A policeman and a militant have been killed in a gun battle in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian official told media outlets Monday.

Soldiers and police cordoned off Mandoora village in southern Kashmir on Monday morning, leading to an exchange of gunfire with rebels trapped in a building, and two soldiers were wounded in the firefight, paramilitary spokesman Kishore Prasad said.

Schools and colleges were shut and businesses remained closed in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar as separatists in the disputed region called for a strike to protest the killing of the two people by the army on Sunday.