Agencies
A CRPF jawan was injured in an encounter between security forces and militants in Chattabal area of Srinagar early Saturday morning. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tabela Chattabal in Safakadal following inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. “The search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding militants fired upon the search party of the security forces, who retaliated,” an official said. “The gunfight is still on,” the official said, adding that further details were awaited.Meanwhile a militant was shot dead upon Special Police Officer, named Showkat Ahmad Dar, near his house in Pulwama’s Rahmoo, the officer has been shifted to hospital.
On Friday, security forces had claimed to have busted a militant hideout in North Kashmir’s Baramulla and suspended the search and cordon operation launched two days ago. The operation was launched on Thursday afternoon after a joint team of 44 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir police received an input that two to three militants were hiding in Drangbal on the outskirts of Baramulla. |
