Militants managed to escape after a very brief gunfight near Khanabal area in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on February 8, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said that there was a brief encounter between militants and a joint team of Police and Army at around 1100 hours. He said there was a lull following which massive searches were launched. However, no second contact was established with militants nor any one was arrested which suggesting that the militant had fled from the spot.