A captain of the Indian Army, two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force and one civilian have been killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore district.
The martyred soldier has been identified as 22-year-old Captain Pawan Kumar.
The gunbattle, which started on Saturday evening, is still going on; the terrorists are holed up in a building.
The gunfight ensued after the militants attacked a CRPF bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and then entered a training institute located nearby.
"Militants attacked a CRPF bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Pampore town in Pulwama district Saturday evening," a senior police officer said.
"Eleven CRPF troopers travelling in the bus were injured in the attack. Three of the injured troopers identified as head constable GD Bhola Prasad of the 144 Battalion, constable-driver RK Raina of the 79 Battalion and one more succumbed to their injuries while other injured are being treated in the hospital," he added.
Encounter in Jammu &Kashmir's Pampore underway, heavy gunfire heard (Visuals deferred by unspecified time)https://t.co/qzfKHAIAmr— ANI (@ANI_news) February 21, 2016
2 dead, 11 injured in an encounter between unidentified gunmen and CRPF personnel in Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir https://t.co/ZirTPjgyI2— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) February 20, 2016
After attacking the CRPF bus, the militants believed to be three in number, entered the multi-storeyed Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) building situated close to the highway when more than 150 trainees and staff members were present inside, the official said.
Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir: 1 dead & 10 injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at CRPF bus near EDIhttps://t.co/ZucSToJ4X6— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) February 20, 2016
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All civilians evacuated from building at Pampore where an encounter is taking place: JK Police chief K Rajendra.— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 20, 2016
Officials said the security forces are focusing on the safety of the civilians in the building while battling the terrorists.
source:indiatimes
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