Date:- 30 Aug 2020
Gunfight erupted late on Saturday, an hour after bike-borne militants attacked a 'naka' party
An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the counter-insurgency unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police and three militants and were killed in a gunfight at Panthachowk encounter on city outskirts here on Sunday.
The encounter erupted late Saturday, an hour after bike-borne militants attacked a 'naka' party near Panthachowk in which no injury took place.
"Soon after the shooting, a cordon and search operation was launched in the area that led to the encounter. In the encounter three militants and an ASI of police were killed," a police official said.
Since Friday, ten militants have been killed in three operations.
Daily Tribune: 30th August, 2020