All militants, eight security men killed
SRINAGAR: Security forces gunned down the three militants who stormed a police complex in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, a senior police official announced on Sunday, a day after the attack killed eight jawans.
“All three terrorists involved in the police lines #Pulwama attack have been eliminated. Salute to the sacrifices of our brave hearts,” tweeted deputy inspector general of police, south Kashmir, SP Pani.
The ambush began before dawn on Saturday when the militants stormed the police complex that also houses residential buildings, leading to a siege that continued for the day. Four policemen and an equal number of CRPF personnel were killed in the attack.
Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility, though police is yet to identify militants.
A wreath-laying ceremony for two of the CRPF men — constable Borase Dinesh Dipak from Gujarat and constable Mohammad Yasin Teli from Baramulla district in north Kashmir — was held in the morning on Sunday at regional training centre, Humhama, Srinagar.
Tributes were paid to the other two CRPF constables, Ravindra Baban Dhanawade of Maharashtra and constable Jaswant Singh of Ha ryan a, on Saturday evening.
The J&K policemen killed in the shootout were identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad, Mohammad Yousuf Hajam, Rafiq Ahmad Hajam and Amarjeet Singh. Their wreath-laying ceremony was held in district police lines Awantipora on Saturday.
In a tweet, army’s Chinar Corps commander and all ranks saluted the “martyred CRPF & JKP personnel & offers heartfelt condolences to the families.”
Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killings and conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved families.