Srinagar: Seven civilians were killed and over a dozen injured in south Kashmir’s Pulwama after security forces opened fire during clashes that followed an encounter in which three terrorists were gunned down this morning.
A BSF jawan was killed in the encounter that broke out early this morning in Pulwama’s Sirnoo village. The terrorists were hiding in an orchard.
A pre-dawn operation was jointly launched by the army, the police and the CRPF after receiving specific information about the presence of three local terrorists in the village.
According to witnesses present, locals killed had bullet injuries in their head and chest. Others who were injured in the pellet shotgun firing and clashes were taken to hospitals in south Kashmir and capital Srinagar.
Internet services were suspended in Pulwama as clashes broke out in neighboring villages too after the death of the civilians. Rail services between Baramulla in Kashmir Valley and Banihal in Jammu region were canceled due to the tense situation.
Meanwhile, Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and NC leader Omar Abdullah condemned the incident and blamed the administration for the violence.
No probe enough to bring back the dead innocent civilians.South Kashmir has been reeling under fear for the last 6 https://t.co/yvGQiUPOel this what was expected from Gov rule?The admin has failed in securing civilian lives. Deepest condolences to the bereaved.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 15, 2018
Another blood soaked weekend in Kashmir. 6 protestors killed, 1 solider killed in the line of duty. Together with the 3 militants from this morning’s encounter that’s 10 dead. Reports of many injured at the encounter site. What a horrible day!
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 15, 2018
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