Militants on Tuesday staged broad daylight attacks in Srinagar killing four security men. In separate incidents four militants and a security jawan were also killed and one Divisional Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested. At about 11:35 a.m., two CRPF soldiers were approached near Dalgate by militants from Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which has claimed responsibility for the attacks. "Militants shot at our jawans at Dalgate by pistols from point blank range," said CRPF Public Relations Officer Dalip Singh Ambesh. Head Constable of 172nd Bn, Mohammad Aziz Khan, died on the spot, while constable Kapil Kumar was rushed to the hospital by his colleagues, but succumbed to his injuries en route. Ambesh confirmed the two killings and said the killed soldiers belonged to Special Operations Group (SOG) of the CRPF.
In a separate but similar incident militants struck at Kak Sarai at around 3:30 p.m., killing two BSF personnel, Head Constable Ram Avtar of 143 Bn and Constable Uday Sanjay of 39 Bn. Police said both incidents involved the use of mouser pistols shot at close range. The two were reportedly purchasing medicines for Sanjay, who was ill, when the armed men fired at them from point blank range, police said. Avtar accompanied his colleague to the hospital from Panthachowk.
Soon after these incidents took place police and security forces cordoned off both areas and launched intense manhunts but the militants managed to escape and no arrests were made. In a call to a local news agency, a spokesperson of Jaish, Abu Qadama claimed responsibility for both the incidents.