Decorated J-K DSP arrested with 2 Hizbul Mujahideen militants, AK-47 seized from house
Devinder Singh was decorated with President's medal for bravery in the last year's Independence Day event.
One policeman was killed and three other security personnel were injured on Sunday in a gunfight in Kashmir's Tral town.
The injured included an Army Major, according to police sources.
The gunfight broke out late Saturday in Tral, 10 km from Srinagar after security forces cordoned off a house where around five top Hizbul Mujahideen militants were holed up, the sources said.
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Special forces of the Army were deployed to carry out a combing operation in the area, as protesters gathered at the spot. Curfew has been imposed in this area, the sources added. Hizbul Mujahideen's Burhan Wani belong to the area.
(With inputs from agencies)
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