Highlights Encounter on near CRPF camp at Karan Nagar, in Srinagar At least two terrorists still hiding in an under construction building Encounter started at 10 am on Monday An encounter has been on for over 24 hours between security forces and two terrorists hiding in a half-constructed building in Srinagar after a failed attempt to enter a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp."We are suspecting the presence of two terrorists and the operation is in its final stage...we have been successful in carrying out a deliberate assault", said Swayam Prakash Pani, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir.A CRPF soldier has died and a policeman was injured in the gun battle that began around 10 am on Monday, at the building near the CRPF camp in Srinagar's Karan Nagar.A guard had spotted the terrorists with AK 47 rifles and ammunition bags at daybreak and opened fire, averting a major attack."During searches in the peripheral area of the camp, it was found that the terrorists had entered a building, which was later surrounded. Fire exchanges are continuing between the terrorists and the security forces," said senior police sources. The site of the encounter is not far from the hospital from where a Pakistani terrorist escaped on February 6.Two days ago, heavily armed terrorists in fatigues barged into the Sunjuwan army base camp in Jammu and killed five soldiers and a civilian. At least 10 people, including soldiers, women and children, were injured as the terrorists attacked the residential quarters of junior commissioned officers, spraying bullets and hurling bombs.

Stay updated with all the Latest Srinagar headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.