One Cop Killed, 3 Security Personnel Injured in Srinagar Encounter

Mobile internet services have been snapped in the city as a precautionary measure.

File Photo of an Indian paramilitary soldier standing guard during a curfew in Srinagar. Photo used for representation purposes.

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A policeman was killed and three security personnel were injured during an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar on Sunday, 12 August.

The security forces recovered incriminating material from the encounter site, located in Batmaloo, and arrested two accomplices of the militants, reported The Indian Express.

J&K Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid took toTwitter and wrote:

A police official said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Diyarwani in Batamaloo area of the city early on 12 August, following a tip-off about the presence of militants in the area.

While the searches in the area were going on, terrorists hiding in a house – which had a proper hideout for them – fired indiscriminately on the security forces. In the initial burst of fire, three <i>jawans</i> sustained injuries and were evacuated to the hospital for medical attention. However one of them, identified as Parvaiz, succumbed to his injuries.

Police officer to <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cop-killed-in-jk-encounter-two-aides-of-militants-held-5303567/">The Indian Express</a>

Mobile internet service has been snapped in the city as a precautionary measure, the official said.