Srinagar: A foreign militant was killed in a brief shootout that took place outside the revered shrine of Hazratbal, Srinagar on Thursday.
A police spokesman said that three militants came to snatch a weapon from a policeman guarding the revered shrine but the attempt was foiled in which a foreign militant was killed while two others managed to flee from the spot.
Police identified the slain as Manzoor alias Haider alias Hamzah, Pakistani national. “The timely action of small police party who were tracking them led to the elimination of foreign militant. Efforts are on to track the other two militants who fled from the spot. As per police records, slain foreigner was a close associate of slain commander Mehran of LeT (TRF) and involved in several crime cases including civilian atrocities,” the police spokesman said.
Talking to reporters outside the Hazratbal shrine, IGP Kashmir said that three militants including a foreign militant came to snatch weapon from a policeman guarding the revered shrine of Hazratbal and in a brief shoot-out, one foreign militant was been killed while two managed to flee from the spot.
“Three militants including a foreigner who was active for the past six months in Srinagar tried to snatch weapon from a guard at Hazratbal shrine. The alert policeman fired at the militant and foiled the bid. In retaliation, one foreign militant whose video was also viral on social media recently, was killed while two others managed to flee who are being tracked down,” IGP Kashmir told reporters as per a local news gathering agency.
He said militants are using religious places to take shelter but police are very active and will foil all such bids.
