Srinagar: The security forces gunned down three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants during an encounter in Pantha Chowk area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Friday.
At least three policemen and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were also injured in the exchange of fire.
They were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said, PTI reported.
One of the slain militants was involved in the attack on a police bus in the nearby Zewan area earlier on December 13.
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, identified one of the slain militants as Suhail Ahmad Rather of proscribed terror outfit JeM.
“One of the killed #terrorists has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Rather of #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: IGP Kashmir @JmuKmrPolice,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.
Earlier on Thursday, the security forces gunned down two militants involved in the Zewan attack in Anantnag.
The militants earlier on Monday lobbed a grenade at a CRPF bunker in the Arwani area of Bijbhera in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
The incident came a day after the terrorists hurled a grenade at a police party near the post office in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, injuring two officers.