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| 4 Hizb militants killed, Cong leader escapes ultras' attack | | |
Srinagar, Oct 15: Four Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a policeman were killed in separate incidents, while a senior Congress leader escaped a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir, where security forces recovered unearthed a hideout near the line of control on Sunday.
Two police personnel of Kothibagh Police station who were on duty near Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) in Lal Chowk, nerve Centre of Srinagar, were fired upon by unidentified pistol-borne militants from point blank range around 12.50 pm today, official sources said.
Both the policemen were critically injured in the shooting, which created panic in the area, the sources said adding the ultras fled the scene immediately.
The injured policemen were evacuated to SMHS hospital where one of them constable Ghulam Mohiuddin, was declared brought dead, while the other constable Ghulam Hassan was battling for life, the sources said adding a hunt has been launched to nab the militants involved in the attack.
Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit claimed responsibility for the incident.
This was the second major strike by militants in Lal Chowk this month. On October four, militants carried out a suicide attack at Badshah Chowk triggering a fierce 20-hour gunbattle which left ten persons including seven securitymen and two ultras dead and 20 others injured, prompting authorities to strengthen deployment in the area.
The sources said two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces during search operations at Senzen village of Pulwama district last night.
Two AK Rifles, six magazines and some grenades were recovered from the slain ultras, they said.
In another encounter in Pulwama, the sources said a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Hafiz Kulas was killed in Donaro forest in Keller area today.
Another Hizbul Mujahideen militant Abdul Majid Mir was killed by security forces at Motigowran in Anantnag district this afternoon, the sources said.
They said two AK rifles, two magazines, four under barrel grenade launchers with two grenades and 47 rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.
Militants opened fire on the heavily-guarded resident house of block president of Congress Mohammad Maqbool Bhat at village Lajoora in Pulwama district last night, prompting his guards to retaliate, the sources said.
However, no one was injured in the gunbattle which lasted for nearly half-an-hour, they said adding Bhat was present in his house at the time of the attack.
The sources said troops of 20 battalion Jammu and Kashmir light infantry regiment unearthed an arms dump during search operations at Gajnar forest near the line of control in Machil sector of north Kashmir Kupwara district this morning.
A general purpose machine gun (Pika) with an additional stand, four drum magazines, 400 rounds, an AK 56 rifle, five magazines, 700 rounds and a sleeping bag were recovered from the hideout, the sources said.
They said the arms were apparently smuggled from across the border by arms couriers and dumped in the hideout before carrying these to various parts in the valley for subversive activities.
However, no one was arrested during the operation, the sources added.
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