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| Two Lashkar militants among four persons killed in encounter at Fateh Kadal in Srinagar | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, a suspected Over Ground Worker (OGW) and a policeman were killed in an encounter in the Fateh Kadal of the Srinagar city in the early hours today.
Reports said that Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cordoned off a locality of Fateh Kadal area during the preceding night after receiving inputs that some militants are hiding there. As the area was being cordoned the militants hiding fired upon the police and security forces personnel and an encounter ensued between the two sides.
In the initial burst, a policeman identified as Kamal Kishore resident of Reasi was killed. In the encounter that turned fierce two militants of LeT along with a suspected OGW of the banned militant organization were killed. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from site of encounter while as at least two houses suffered damages in the gunfight.
The locals of the area contested the police claim that an OGW was killed stating that the slain was a civilian and was the son of the house owner where the militants were holed. He was identified as Rayees Habibullah Sofi. The militants killed in the encounter were identified as Mehraj-ud-din Bangroo, resident of Fateh Kadal, Srinagar and Fahad Mushtaq Waza, resident of Kaw Mohalla-Khanyar, Srinagar. A police spokesman said that on a specific input regarding the presence of militants in Syed Ali Akbar area of Fateh Kadal, a cordon and search operation was laid by JKP and CRPF personnel. During cordon and search operation civilians were evacuated. While search operation was going on at target location, militants resorted to indiscriminate firing.
"In the ensuing gunfight, constable Kamal Kishore of JKP attained martyrdom while two JKP and CRPF personnel also received injuries. During the encounter the two militants and their active accomplice refused to come out of the house and in turn fired upon the search party. Consequently they were killed in the encounter," said the police spokesman.
The spokesman said that eliminated militants and the active accomplice have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Bangroo, Fahad Mushtaq Waza and Rayees Ahmad. Bangroo alias Asif alias Piya son of Sona-ul-lah Bangroo resident of Narparistan FatehKadal had a long history of criminal records pertaining to militancy related activities.
"He was involved in case FIR No. 146/2002 U/S 7/25 I. A. Act P/S M.R. Gunj, FIR No. 32/2007 U/S 307 RPC 7/27 I.A. Act P/S M.R. Gunj, FIR No 27/2016 U/S 302 RPC, 7/27 IA Act of PS Zadibal related to killing of two police personnel at Bagh-e-Ali Mardan Khan near Zadibal, FIR No 69/2016 U/S 302, 392 RPC 7/27 IA Act of PS Batmaloo pertaining to killing of one police personnel and snatching of his weapon at Tengpora Batmaloo. He was also involved in several militant attack cases including of series of grenade attacks," said the spokesman. The spokesman said that Fahad son of Mushtaq Ahmad Waza resident of Akilmir-Khanyar was also involved in several militant related incidents. Many cases were registered against him including FIR No. 45/2016 U/S 148, 149, 336, 332, 427 RPC, FIR No. 28/2017 U/S 147, 148, 149, 336, 152, and 353 RPC at Police Station Khanyar. The complicity of Rayees Ahmad who was part of the group in providing shelter and logistics to militants is being investigated. |
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