Kashmir: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed and four security 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 ultras 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. Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar identified one of the slain militants as Suhail Ahmad Rather of proscribed terror outfit JeM. “As revealed during yesterday’s PC, terrorist Suhail was also involved in #ZewanTerrorAttack. All terrorists involved in Zewan attack have been #neutralised,” the IGP said in a tweet. Two militants involved in the Zewan attack were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag on Thursday.