Srinagar, Publish Date: Mar 17 2018
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have recovered the body of third militant killed in Thursday’s gunfight with the government forces in Balhama area of Khonmoh on the outskirts of Srinagar.
“From the #Balhama encounter site one more militant body and incriminating materials recovered. The site is being cleared by the BD (bomb disposal) squad,” police said in a tweet.
Earlier, two militants — Owais Ahmad of Nowdal Tral and Shabir Ahmad of Aghanzipora Awantipora — were killed in the gunfight that began on Thursday afternoon after militants attacked the policemen guarding a Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anwar Khan.
A policeman was injured in the attack.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, according to news agency, identified the slain militant as Abu Hamas, a top commander of Pakistan.
“It took us time to sanitize the encounter site due to apprehensions of the presence of explosive material amid protests going on in the area,” he said, as per the report.
