Srinagar: Two militants and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Wednesday, police said.
The encounter broke out after three motorcycle-borne militants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force personnel posted at a mobile checking unit in Shalteng in Parampora, officials said. CRPF jawan Ramesh Ranjan died after being injured in the attack, a spokesperson said.
Security forces retaliated and killed two militants and the third militant was captured when he was trying to flee from the spot.
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, said the slain militants have been identified as Zia Ur Rehman of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Khateeb of the Hizbul Mujahideen. The captured militant is Umar Fayyaz of the Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir, he said. The trio was involved in several acts of militancy and several FIRs were registered against them, Kumar said, adding this incident shows that militant outfits are working in tandem.
The CRPF spokesperson said there was information that militants would try to carry out strikes at security installations in Kashmir ahead of the seventh death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Security personnel had been asked to remain on high alert from February 8 to February 14 as Afzal Guru was hanged on February 9 in 2013, JKLF founder was hanged on February 11 in 1984 and February 14 is the anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama attack, he said. (PTI)
