Days after Jammu attack,militants fire on Army at Hyderpora in Srinagar

Sep 23: Jawan killed in militant attack in Srinagar

“We are trying to ascertain the exact target of the militants,” he added.

The army also confirmed the firing. “The militants attacked our deployment on the highway. No causality was reported,” a defence spokesperson said.

The army cordoned off and searched the area but the attackers were not found.

The attack comes three months after militants struck an army convoy in the same area and killed eight soldiers,and,in all,it was the third attack in the area in the past year. After the June attack,the army had taken over the responsibility to santise the highway from the CRPF.

6-hr manhunt fails to trace militants

After a tip off that militants were in Dayalachak,security forces,smarting from Thursday’s twin attacks in Jammu,launched a massive manhunt Saturday morning.

But the search yielded nothing and was called off after security forces swept through Charjartha,and nearby villages and forests for six hours. Six policemen each were left behind at Charjartha primary school where the militants had reportedly been sighted and a nearby stadium,a villager said. Sources said the police are reluctant to announce the manhunt over.