Three militants, including one concerned in the killing of BSF troopers, had been killed on Sunday in a gunfight between holed up militants and the security forces in J&Ks Srinagar metropolis after a number of attempts to make them surrender failed.
Police sources mentioned so far three terrorists have been neutralized in the ongoing operation in Gilli Kadal (Zoonimar) area.
IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar told reporters that the security forces tried their best to steer the holed up militants to give up. “Even their parents had been brought in to persuade the holed up militants to surrender, but they refused,” the IGP said.
He added that one of the holed up militants was involved in the killings of two BSF troopers in the Pandach area of Srinagar last month.
Security forces had surrounded the area for a cordon and search operation following information {that a} group of militants was hiding there.
Because the cordon was tightened around their hideout, the terrorists fired triggering an encounter.
Authorities suspended cellular Internet services and imposed restrictions in the metropolis to keep up law and order.
