Week after he killed 6-year-old and CRPF man, militant gunned down in Srinagar

Police said a cordon and search operation was launched in Malla Bagh area by police and CRPF personnel on Thursday night. “…hiding terrorists fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated, leading to an encounter,” police said, adding one militant was killed. Sources said another militant managed to escape.

“As per police records, he was involved in the June 26 attack in Padshahi Bagh area of Bijbehara, Anantnag, in which a CRPF personnel and 6-year-old child got killed; FIR was registered against him (Dass),” according to the police statement. “Besides, he escaped from an encounter on 30/6/20 (June 30) in Anantnag in which two terrorists of ISJK got killed.”

Srinagar can’t be militancy-free: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told the media on Friday, “Srinagar is a city where militants keep coming often. At times, they come for medical treatment, or to get funds, or for (attending) meetings.”

“Saying that Srinagar will be militancy-free…it can’t happen. They will keep coming here, and we (will) continue to receive inputs and will keep doing encounters (to kill them),” he added.