Srinagar: Three militants and an ASI of police were killed in a gunfight in Panthachowk area of Srinagar district that started on Saturday night.
“SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 02 more terrorists killed (total 03). Operation going on. Further details shall follow,” tweeted Kashmir Police.
#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 02 more #terrorists killed (total 03). #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/8HmfypzbgK
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) August 30, 2020
Police said that the identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained.
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The gunfight broke out late last night after security forces launched a search operation to trace the militants who opened fire on a joint naka party of the police and CRPF in Pantha Chowk.