Soldiers look on as smoke drifts from a building during an encounter with alleged militants in the village of Sadpora some 30km north of Srinagar, yesterday.
Srinagar: Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas were killed yesterday in a gunfight with security forces near Sopore town in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said.
The gunfight that started in the wee hours yesterday has ended, police here said.
It ensued after security forces surrounded two houses in Saidpora village, two km from Sopore town. During search operations, the militants opened fire with automatic weapons, triggering the gunfight.
Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad told reporters here: “The state police was tracking this group of militants and with the assistance of other security forces we have been able to neutralise them today.”
Prasad also said the group was planning to carry out a major militant strike. Asked whether the strike was intended to be carried out in Srinagar, the DGP said: “The main focus of militants is always Srinagar.”
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sopore, Imtiaz Mir, said: “Five LeT militants were killed in an encounter today in Saidpora, Sopore in north Kashmir.”
IANS
