"Bashir Lakshari and three terrorists are trapped in the security forces cordon in village Brenti in Anantnag. The trapped ultras were involved in the killing of an SHO and five other policemen in Achabal area of south Kashmir on June 16," a police spokesman said.Two civilians - Tahira and Shadab Chopan - were killed in the crossfiring. 44-year-old Tahira was rushed to the district hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, officials said.A counter-operation is currently underway to flush out the holed up terrorists. Police said the terrorists are using human shields at the encounter site. IGP Kashmir Munir Khan said 17 civilians have been rescued from the encounter site and efforts are on to take out the others.On June 16, SHO Feroz Ahmed and five other policemen were killed on the outskirts ofdistrict.

Source: Times of India July 01, 2017 02:51 UTC