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Militant killed in Kupwara, five CRPF men injured in Anantnag

Militant killed in Kupwara, five CRPF men injured in Anantnag

Security has been tightened in the Valley. Tribune Photo: Amin War

Tribune News Service

Anantnag/Srinagar, July 26

Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured and a militant was killed in a two separate incidents in Kashmir on Thursday.Five CRPF men were injured in a grenade attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Around 3.45 pm, militants tossed a grenade at a CRPF bunker at Goriwan, Bijbehara, resulting in injuries to five personnel.“All injured were taken to a hospital and their condition is stated to be stable,” a police officer said.Soon after the attack, the area was soon cordoned off and searches were carried out to try and nab the attackers. The attackers had, however, fled by then.The Lashkar-e-Toiba claimed responsibility for the attack. Two members of the militant outfit were killed in a gunfight in Anantnag on Wednesday.A complete shutdown was today observed in parts of Anantnag and the neighbouring Kulgam district of south Kashmir against the killing of the two LeT militants. There were reports of minor stone-throwing from Anantnag town, where the gunfight had taken place.Meanwhile, an unidentified militant was killed during an encounter in the frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday.Sources said joint teams of the police, Army, and the CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Handwara after an input about militants. The gunfight broke out around 1 pm when militants opened fire on the forces.“In the operation, one militant was killed,” the sources said. The forces recovered arms and ammunition from the gunfight site.In Srinagar, the J&K Police carried out surprise checking along the Residency Road on Thursday.Militants snatch 4 rifles from cops in Shopian Anantnag: Militants on Thursday evening barged into the guard post of a politician in Shopian town and decamped with four service rifles of policemen. The incident, as per sources, took place in the Bonnabazar area of the town at 8.30 pm. The politician has been identified as former Congressman Muhammad Shafi Banday. A senior police officer said: “The details of the incident are being ascertained. We have cordoned off the area.” oc20-kg IED defused in Tral Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted on Thursday evening in Tral town of south Kashmir when security forces spotted a 20-kg IED. A senior police officer said the explosive was spotted at 6.15 pm along the Handoora-Tral road and was kept in a bucket. “It was detected and defused well in time before it could cause any damage to security forces or people,” the police officer said. He said investigation had been started into the incident. TNS