Srinagar, Feb 13 : One of the two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who were holed up in a building near battalion headquarters of CRPF in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar for the past 24 hours, has been killed as security forces resumed operation with the first light on Tuesday morning.
However, police said details are being collected about the operation.
A CRPF constable Mujahid Khan was killed and a police solider critically injured in the encounter which ensued after CRPF alert sentry foiled a fidayeen attack on their camp early on Monday.
A militant was killed in the encounter today while another was still firing on the security forces, official sources said.
They said security forces used UBGL and mortars besides explosives to blast the concrete under construction building as militants were often changing their position from one room to another.
UNI
