In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said that in an overnight encounter at Pantha chowk in the outskirts of Srinagar city, the J&K police has lost its brave, well-trained and experienced counter insurgency officer who had taken part in so many successful anti-terror operations in the Kashmir valley.<br />'' <br />''The DGP said that the three-bike borne terrorists had first fired at a joint naka party at Pantha Chowk yesterday at night in a bid to snatch weapons, but forces foiled their plans forcing them to leave behind the bike and take shelter in a nearby house.<br />'' <br />''Talking to reporters in Srinagar on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony of slain Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Special Operation Group (SoG) of J&K Police Babu Ram, the DGP said that Babu Ram was a brave officer, who was well trained and had been part of many anti-terror operations since long.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said that the three slain terrorists belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba and one of them was a commander active for over a year.</span><br />