Three army commandos, including two Captains, and a militant were killed today in the fierce gunfight with a group of terrorists holed up inside a government building on the outskirts of Srinagar, raising the toll to seven in the encounter that began yesterday afternoon.
The Governor has expressed grief over the death of five personnel of CRPF and Army including two young Army officers and a devoted civilian employee of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in the continuing terror attack at Pampore, a statement from Raj Bhawan said.
He also wished for speedy recovery of the injured soldiers.
The Governor has been constantly monitoring the situation with the top security officials, including the Northern Army Commander and DGP, the statement added.
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