Heavy exchange of fire continued between the security forces and militants holed up inside a government building in Pampore area in the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday. A soldier has been injured in the encounter, the second terror strike at the complex in less than eight months.
Two-to-three militants stormed into the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) complex in the the early hours and took positions inside one of the buildings, a police official said.
The official said the ultras could have entered the complex from the riverside but that can only be ascertained once the operation is over.
After getting inside the complex, the militants set on fire a few mattresses inside a hostel room to attract the attention of the police and other security forces, who arrived within minutes of the smoke emanating from the building, the official said.
He said a soldier was injured in the initial exchange of fire.
The security forces then used mortar shells, light machine guns and small arms to flush out the militants but their efforts have not been successful so far, the official said.
He said EDI complex has been cordoned off and the operation is likely to drag on till Tuesday.
>#WATCH Encounter between security forces and terrorists underway at EDI building in Pampore (J&K) (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) >pic.twitter.com/EUC3p74YFA
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