“Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city,” Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar was quoted by IANS as saying.
Three police officials — one sub inspector and two constables were injured in the gunfight, he said.
The shoot-out started in the early hours of Thursday after police surrounded a residential house in the densely populated area on receiving specific information about the militant’s presence there.
“The militant started firing from his automatic weapon on our boys after he was asked to surrender.”
“The fire was returned, in which Hilal Molvi was killed. He belonged to Palhalan (Pattan) town of Baramulla district and had been active since last four to five years,” the SSP said.
The Srinagar district police chief confirmed there was no collateral damage to civilian life or property during the gunfight.
(IANS)
