Mir Junaid
An encounter has started between militants and government forces in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Thursday morning.
An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police on specific inputs of Militant presence in the area laid a siege around a few houses in Batamaloo.
During this cordon, the Militants were asked to surrender, however, they opened fire upon the troops, triggering an encounter.
One woman named Kousar Riyaz was injured, She was shifted to the Police hospital during the initial exchange of gunfire.
However, she succumbed to her injuries.
The official said that two Militants have also been killed so far, adding that, A Deputy Commandant of CRPF was also injured during the initial firing.
The official told The Kashmiriyat that CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police are all on duty on the encounter site.
Intermittent firing is being heard in the area, as per locals.
Details rushing in.