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LeT commander, accomplice killed in Srinagar gunfight

LeT commander, accomplice killed in Srinagar gunfight
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Civilian, cop also fall to bullets

Srinagar: Two militants, including a wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander involved in several killings, a civilian and a policeman were killed during an encounter between ultras and security forces in the city Wednesday.
Police assisted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation in Syed Ali Akbar Mohalla of Fateh Kadal in downtown area of the city following a specific intelligence input about the presence of militants there, a senior police official said.
“Cordon was laid in the early hours following specific intelligence input. Two militants, including Mehrauddin Bangroo, were killed in the encounter,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Swayam Prakash Pani said.
The other two have been identified as Fahad Waza and an over ground worker Rayees, son of the house owner where the encounter took place, police said.
However, locals refuted the OGW claim of the police.
The IGP said Bangroo was involved in several killings in Srinagar and was the key coordinator for the Lashkar in the city.
“Bangroo’s elimination is an important achievement for security forces,” Pani added.
Giving details of the operation, police officials said a siege was laid around the house where the militants were hiding.
“As soon as the police barged inside the house, the policemen came under a heavy barrage of firing from the militants, resulting in injuries to one jawan, who succumbed later,” the officials said.
They said the security forces responded to the firing of militants in equal measure and in the heavy exchange of fire, the house, where the ultras were hiding, got destroyed.
“The militants managed to run out of the house and tried to enter into an adjacent house, but were killed in the street,” they added.
The policeman killed during the operation was identified as constable Kamal Kishore.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held for the slain policeman at the District Police Line here before his mortal remains were sent to his native place.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out in several parts of the old city after the encounter as miscreants pelted stones at the security forces, the officials said.
They said curfew has been imposed in some pockets of the city to maintain law and order.
Notably, the district administration has closed all schools and educational institution in the city as a precautionary measure and mobile internet services was also snapped. (PTI)


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