A militant siege of Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Pulwama district occurred on 20 February 2016 in Kashmir.[1] It was part of the 2016 Kashmir unrest.
Events
Prior to this incident militants had attacked a Central Reserve Police convoy travelling on the Srinagar Jammu National Highway, resulting in three police deaths. In a gunfight later, one civilian was killed in gunfire between police and militants, and over a dozen were injured, including police.[2]
After the attack on convoy, militants besieged the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India. The government personnel were immediately rescued but one employee, a gardener, was killed in the initial gunfight.[1] The fight lasted 48 hours, in which, it was found, three militants were cleverly changing their position in the building, engaging security forces in fierce battle. A special team of Indian forces finally cleared each floor of the building and searched every room for militants, then neutralized all three.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stand-off in Kashmir as militants take over government building. The Hindu: Mobile Edition. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ J&K encounter: Militants attack CRPF convoy in Pampore, kill three jawans, civilian. Zee News. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ Three militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Kashmir's Pulwama District (update-Pulwama), AniNews.in.