Four killed in Srinagar gunfight, clashes
Srinagar, May 5: Three militants and a civilian were killed on Saturday during a gunfight and subsequent clashes in Srinagar, police said.
A senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer told reporters here all the three holed up militants were killed in the gunfight with the security forces in Chattabal area's Gasi Mohalla locality.
Security forces, including the police and the CRPF surrounded the area following a tip-off about the presence of the militants.
The militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.
"Their identities were being ascertained," the officer said.
The civilian identified as Adil Ahmed Yadoo was killed after being hit by a vehicle during clashes by residents in Safa Kadal -- a densely populated downtown neighbourhood on the banks of Jhelum
Locals have alleged that a CRPF vehicle ran over Yadoo but its spokesperson Rajesh Yadav refuted the claim.
"There was no CRPF vehicle in the area and the allegation is baseless," Yadav told IANS.
He was taken to the S.M.H.S hospital in a critical condition where doctors pronounced him dead.
A CRPF officer was wounded in the gunfight while three photo-journalists sustained injuries while they were covering the clashes.
Schools and colleges suspended class work as tension spread in the city. Markets and other business shut down.
Authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in Srinagar district and brought down the speed of fixed line broadband connections.
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Google Maps lands Assam Police in Nagaland, locals hold them captive mistaking them for criminals
Guwahati, Jan 8: A 16-member team of the Assam Police inadvertently strayed into Nagaland's Mokokchung district during a raid while they were following directions on Google Maps, and was attacked by locals and held captive overnight, an official said on Wednesday.
According to a senior official of Assam Police, the incident occurred on Tuesday night when a team of the Jorhat District Police was carrying out a raid to apprehend an accused.
"It was a tea garden area, which was shown in Assam on Google Maps. However, it was actually inside Nagaland. The team went inside Nagaland in pursuit of the criminal due to confusion and misleading guidance on GPS," he said.
The locals thought the Assam Police team to be some miscreants carrying sophisticated arms and detained them, he said.
"Of the 16 personnel, only three were in uniform and the rest were in civil dress. This also led to confusion among the locals. They also attacked the team and one of our personnel was injured," he added.
Upon receiving the information of the hostile situation in Nagaland, the Jorhat Police immediately contacted Mokokchung Superintendent of Police, who sent a team to the spot to rescue the Assam Police personnel.
"The locals then realised that it was a genuine police team from Assam and released five members, including the injured person.
"They, however, held the remaining 11 persons as captives overnight. They were released in the morning and reached Jorhat later," the official said.
