3 militants, a civilian woman killed, CRPF officer injured in encounter in Srinagar

In a sixth gunfight in Srinagar this year, the police informed that three militants and a civilian woman have been killed and a CRPF officer injured in a gunfight in Srinagar’s Batamaloo area on Thursday morning.

The gunfight broke out when joint teams of police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the congested Batamaloo area following an input about militants’ presence.

“As the suspected area was being cordoned off, the hiding militants opened fire which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. Three militants were killed in the gunfight,” a police officer stated.

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In the gunfight a deputy commandant of the CRPF was also injured, he added.

The identities and group affiliation of the militants could not be established immediately.

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The officer said a woman identified as Kounsar Riyaz of Batamaloo was also killed during the gunfight.

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In the previous five encounters, 11 militants were killed.

-PTC News