Srinagar June 16 (KNS): Police on wednesday claimed to have killed a millitant during encount between security forces and millitant in srinagar outskirts.

As per the statement issued to Kashmir News Service, during the intervening night of 15/16 June, acting on a specific information about presence of millitant in Wagoora area of Nowgam Srinagar, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Srinagar Police, Army and CRPF in the said area.

During the search operation as the presence of millitant got ascertained he was given an opportunity to surrender, however, he fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter.

In the ensuing encounter, one millitant was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter. He has been identified as Uzair Ashraf Dar resident of Wandina Melhoora, Shopian. As per police records, he was part of groups involved in many millitant crime cases including attack on security forces. He was linked with proscribed millitant outfit LeT. 

Arms, ammunition & other incriminating materials were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe his complicity in other millitant crimes.

In this connection police has registered a case under relevant sections of law and investigation has been initiated. People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared off of all the explosive materials, if any. (KNS)