*Traffic diverted, highway closed
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Nov 15: In a major success for security forces, three militants were killed in an encounter at Hyderpora area of Srinagar outskirts this evening during a gun battle.
An official said that acting on a specific lead, police along with other security forces zeroed in on a spot where militants were hiding.
“The militants opened fire at the security forces triggering an encounter. In the ensuing gunfight, initially one militant was killed and as the operation progressed a second militant was also killed,” the official said.
Army’s Srinagar based 15 Corps (Chinar Corps) tweeted that based on J&K Police input, a joint operation was launched this evening in Hyderpora. “Cordon was laid. Militants fired on security forces who retaliated,” it read.
Kashmir zone police in two separate tweets also confirmed the killing of two unidentified militants in the Hyderpora encounter. A police official said that the identity and the affiliation of the slain is being ascertained. “Firing has stopped and a massive search operation is going on in the area to rule out the presence of any other militant,” the official said.
They have been identified as Sameer Ahmad Tantray of Tral, Amir from Banihal and Altaf Ahmad of Hyderpora.
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The traffic was diverted from an alternate route and the Hyderpora highway that also connects the city with the Srinagar airport was closed for public traffic. Traffic jams were seen on the alternate route due to diversion.
Earlier, yesterday a policeman was injured when a militant fired on a police party after they raided a location on a specific input in old city area of Jamalata.
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