SRINAGAR — Three militants and a Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of J&K Police were killed in an overnight encounter at Panthachowk in the outskirts of Srinagar district.
A senior Police officer said that three militants were killed in an overnight encounter, and their bodies have been recovered with arms and ammunition. However identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained.
The operation was halted due to darkness, as the first ray of light struck this morning, the operation was resumed, the officer said.
During initial exchange of firing, ASI of J&K Police identified as Babu Ram was also killed.
Pertinently, 153 militants have been killed so far this year surpassing the total number of militants killed in year 2019. In 2019, as per official figures, 152 militants were killed.
Earlier, three bike-borne militants had attacked a joint team of Police and CRPF near Pantha Chowk in which no damage was done, they said.
Soon after the attack, the fleeing militants were engaged in a gunfight by security forces in the nearby area.
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