Militant killed near Srinagar

A militant was killed in a late night police operation in the outskirts of Srinagar, while a National Conference legislator’s house came under attack by militants in south Kashmir.

A shootout between a hiding militant and the chasing policemen was reported on Thursday night at Gulzapora locality of Moochwa near Srinagar. Locals said they heard loud explosions and exchange of fire till late in the night.

There is no confirmation of any casualty by the police. Sources said a wanted former Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Sopore, Baramulla district, may have been killed in the operation.

In a separate incident, armed militants came close and opened fire at the residence National Conference legislator Showkat Ahmad Ganai in Chiytagam village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday night.

Preliminary reports suggest that the militants fled after the guards retaliated. Mr. Dar hit the headlines recently when he described slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani a “freedom fighter” on the floor of the Assembly.