Militants holed up in a house in Srinagar, cordon tightened

April 14, 2014 09:27

Two terrorists are holed up inside a residential house in the outskirts of Srinagar as security forces tightened the cordon in Ahmadnagar locality, police said.

Police has asked the terrorists to surrender but the latter have refused the offer so far.

The terrorists allowed the wife of the house owner, Abdul Majid Rangrez, to leave the building but have detained him inside, police said.

A senior police officer said the security forces have evacuated the civilians from nearby houses to avoid any collateral damage in case the terrorists do not surrender.

Police launched the operation on Sunday following information about presence of terrorists in the Ahmadnagar area.

A brief exchange of firing took place between police and militants on Sunday evening, resulting in injuries to one policeman.

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