Srinagar: A jawan of paramilitary force SSB was killed and 8 others, including a policeman, were injured on Friday night when terrorists attacked security convoy in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Militants fired at the vehicles of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) which were ferrying the personnel to their camp after performing law and order duties in the city, a security force official said.
One jawan of the SSB was killed and 8 others were injured in the attack, the official said.
The injured, who included a policeman, have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the area and launched search operations to track down the militants.
This is the first terrorist attack in the city since the encounter at Nowhatta on August 15 in which a CRPF commandant was killed and nine other personnel were injured.
Terrorist organisation Al-umar-Mujahideen (AuM) claimed responsibility for the attack on a paramilitary convoy in Zakura on the outskirts of Srinagar, in which a jawan of paramilitary force SSB was killed and 8 others, including a policeman, were injured. The outfit also warned of similar attacks on Indian security forces in the coming days.
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Security forces to resume counter-terror ops Srinagar: In the wake of spurt in attacks, army and other security forces will resume counter-terror operations besides enhancing protective measures at key installations and stepping up vigil in the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir. The decisions were taken at a security review meeting on Friday chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and attended by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda, Commander of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen S K Dua, Director General of state police K Rajendra Kumar and senior officers of CRPF and Intelligence Bureau. The meeting reviewed the situation consequent to the terror attack at Pampore in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, which ended two days back after three days. “It was recalled that after the Pathankot terror attack, it had been decided, during the then period of Governor’s Rule, that a Multi-Agency Security Audit shall be conducted by the state police in close collaboration with the IB, Central Armed Police Force, Army, Air Force and other concerned agencies. “In this context, and in the background of the terror attacks at Poonch, Uri, Handwara and, most recently at Pampore, it was agreed that surveillance should be enhanced not only along the IB and LoC, as already done, but also in the entire hinterland, counter-terrorist operations should be resumed and, side by side, identified steps should be taken to safeguard and effectively ensure the safety and security of all civil and military vital installations and establishments in the state,” an official spokesman said.
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