SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A fierce gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir left three suspected rebels and two Indian army soldiers dead, officials said Saturday.

The fighting began late Friday after Indian troops and police surrounded Karewa Malino, a village about 55 kilometers (35 miles) south of Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, and launched a search for suspected militants there, said paramilitary officer Nalin Prabhat.