Jammu and Kashmir: Two Militants, One CRPF Man Killed in Encounter Outside Srinagar

Two local militants, one Indian army personnel killed in a gun battle in Shalteng, Parimpora on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on February 5, 2020. The encounter began after three bike-borne militants opened fire on the CRPF personnel who were posted at a mobile checking unit in the area. The security personnel had been asked to remain on high alert from February 8-14, February 9 being the day Guru was hanged in 2013, February 11 when JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat was hanged in 1984, and February 14 being the anniversary of the Pulwama attack carried out by Indian security forces last year.