At the site of the encounter in Srinagar. (Shuaib Masoodi)
Two militants, a policeman and a civilian was killed during a gunfight between militants and a joint team of J&K Police and CRPF in the old city area of Srinagar Wednesday morning. According to a police spokesperson, a search was launched on specific inputs regarding the presence of militants in Syed Ali Akbar area of Fateh Kadal. While the operation was on, militants fired indiscriminately from inside a house, said the spokesperson.
Police officers said one constable was killed in the gunfight and four security personnel injured. The killed militants have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza, both residents of old city. Police sources said they were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The dead policeman has been identified as Kamal Kishore. Police said the dead civilian Ahmad was the son of Habibullah Hanga, who runs a bakery and owns the house where the militants were hiding. The house was completely damaged in the encounter.
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh told reporters that with “the killings of two militants, security environment in the city will improve”.
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