An army officer was killed as the operation resumedagainst holed up militants in a government building in Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Captain Pawan Kumar sustained injuries in the firing by militantsas security forces tried to maketheir way into the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building, anarmy official said.
He said the injured officer succumbed to injuries later on.
TwoCRPF jawans and a civilianwerekilled and nineother jawansinjured when militants opened fire on a CRPF convoy yesterday afternoon.
Theultras thentook shelter inside the EDI building, triggering a stand off.
Nearly 100 civilians -- staff and students ofEDI -- were evacuated to safety by the security forces from the building, a police official said.
