Srinagar, Feb 12: A fierce encounter ensued after an alert sentry foiled a fidayeen attack on a
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Karan Nagar area of this summer
capital, on Monday.
Official sources said that an alert sentry noticed a group of
militants approaching towards the camp at Karan Nagar in the city this morning.
He opened fire, after which the militants fled away.
Later, security forces cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation, they said, adding that CRPF personnel fired some shots towards a vacant house in the area. However, militants trapped inside also returned the fire, ensuing a fierce encounter, near the Government Medical College (GMC) side.
The entire area has been sealed after additional security forces and Special Operation Group( SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police personnel rushed to the spot. We could hear firing from the area, a correspondent of UNI said, adding that all mediapersons were stopped at a distance. Traffic in the area has also been diverted through other routes.
This was the first encounter after top militant Naveed Jatt alias Abu Hanzala of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) escaped from SMHS hospital in the Karan Nagar area, where he was brought for treatment from Central Jail, Srinagar on February 7 after two police personnel, escorting the detenues, were killed.
However, police later arrested two militants and as many Over Ground Workers (OGWs), who helped Naveed to escape, a day after Rs 35 lakh were looted from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the area. UNI
Later, security forces cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation, they said, adding that CRPF personnel fired some shots towards a vacant house in the area. However, militants trapped inside also returned the fire, ensuing a fierce encounter, near the Government Medical College (GMC) side.
The entire area has been sealed after additional security forces and Special Operation Group( SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police personnel rushed to the spot. We could hear firing from the area, a correspondent of UNI said, adding that all mediapersons were stopped at a distance. Traffic in the area has also been diverted through other routes.
This was the first encounter after top militant Naveed Jatt alias Abu Hanzala of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) escaped from SMHS hospital in the Karan Nagar area, where he was brought for treatment from Central Jail, Srinagar on February 7 after two police personnel, escorting the detenues, were killed.
However, police later arrested two militants and as many Over Ground Workers (OGWs), who helped Naveed to escape, a day after Rs 35 lakh were looted from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the area. UNI
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