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3 militants killed, 4 security-men injured in Srinagar encounter

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 1/1/2022 2:14:42 PM

SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed and four forces personnel injured during an encounter in the Pantha Chowk area of the city here on Friday, police said.
One of the slain militants was involved in the December 13 attack on a police bus in the nearby Zewan area.
The three militants were killed in the encounter at Pantha Chowk on the outskirts of Srinagar city, a police official said.
In the exchange of fire, three police personnel and a CRPF personnel were also injured, the official said, adding that they were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
According to news agency GNS, a senior police officer said that Police had gone there to pick a suspect. As Police team tried to enter the house, a heavy volume of firing came from inside during which two policemen were injured.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Friday said that Suhail Rather was among the three slain militants of Jaish-i-Muhammad outfit was involved in Zewan militant bus attack.
In a tweet while quoting IGP Kashmir, the Kashmir Police Zone wrote on its official Twitter handle, “One of the killed militants has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Rather of militant outfit JeM. As revealed during yesterday’s PC, militant Suhail was also involved in Zewan Militant Attack. All militants involved in Zewan attack have been neutralised: IGP Kashmir,”.
Meanwhile, JeM outfit lost its 9 men in just 24 hours in three different gunfights in Valley.