Top militant comdr among 3 trapped in Srinagar, gun battle on
Top militant comdr among 3 trapped in Srinagar, gun battle on
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 29 : A top militant commander were among 2-3 militants trapped in Lawveypora area of Srinagar while a Central Reserve Police Officer who was injured in a grenade attack last week succumbed today while a TRF militant and deserted Special Police Officer (SPO) were arrested.
The gun battle raged at Lawaypora area of Srinagar outskirts this evening after security forces cordoned the area. Police and 2 RR of Army and CRPF cordoned off the area after a specific input about the presence of militants in Lawaypora.
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of The Resistance Front in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In a statement, police said that based on specific input that “there will be some movement of militants/OGWs on Baramulla-Handwara highway”, a checkpoint comprising of Police and forces was established near Jehlum Stadium within the jurisdiction of Police station Baramulla.
At about 1800 hours, a Maruti Alto car bearing No JK05G 1675 was moving from Baramulla towards Handwara whose driver tried to flee at the checkpoint, police added.
The police and forces personnel cordoned and stopped the car and recovered Rs 13,000 cash from the man and three grenades concealed in a bag full of charcoal, it added.