Terrorists hiding in Srinagar school, gun battle on

June 25, 2017 08:30

A gun battle broke out at DPS Srinagar in the wee hours today as security forces launched an offensive to flush out the terrorists who took refuge inside the school after attacking CRPF personnel in Pantha chowk area last evening.

"The exchange of firing between security forces and militants began at around 3.40 am and is going on intermittently," a police official said.

The terrorists had entered the premises of DPS Srinagar last evening after carrying out an attack on the CRPF personnel deployed on road opening duty near the school on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

One CRPF officer was killed and a constable of the force injured in the attack that took place in the high security zone located less than a kilometre away from headquarters of the Army's Chinar Corps.

The security forces immediately cordoned off the area and launched search operations in the large school campus.

Sources said drone cameras and other hi-tech gadgets were used to trace the location of the terrorists but police officials refused to comment on operational details.

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