Srinagar: An encounter broke out between the terrorists and security forces in the Parimpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district on Monday, officials said here. "Encounter started at Malhoora, Parimpora area of Srinagar. Police and security forces are on the job," police said.
The gunfight took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. The security forces had got specific information about the presence of terrorists hiding in the area. As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
Earlier today, police have arrested a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander in Srinagar who was wanted in several militant activities. Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar said that LeT commander Nadeem Abrar, "a big success" for police, was arrested today. “Top LeT commander Nadeem Abrar arrested. He was involved in several killings. Big success for us: IGP Kashmir, Kumar tweeted.
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Two blasts took place at about 1:40 AM and 1:46 AM early on Sunday at the IAF station at Satwari which adjacent to the civil airport. The blasts took place near a helicopter parking area. While no IAF assets were damaged, one IAF warrant officer and one airman were injured. Intelligence sources told ETV Bharat that preliminary investigation indicated that the bombs were dropped most possibly by drones based on two facts—lights were seen hovering and that there was a big hole in the roof of the building where the bomb exploded.
"If at all it was an aerial attack by drones, it would have originated from somewhere nearby. There is not much chance that it flew in from Pakistan as it would be very difficult to escape undetected by the robust observation and detection systems in place near the International Border (IB) with Pakistan," said a senior source in the security establishment.
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The IB is only 15 km aerial distance away from the IASF base with Sialkot being the nearest Pakistani city across the border. The IB is about 190 km long in Jammu while the (Line of Control) LoC is about 860 km long across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
