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Reports suggest contact between the militants and security forces has been established.
Militants have occupied a building near the Delhi Public School (DPS) here on Saturday afternoon after firing a CRPF patrol, which left one CRPF sub-inspector dead.
"The entire staff has been evacuated from the building. We believe at least two militants are hiding there. We will eliminate them and ensure there is no collateral damage," said Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid.
Reports suggest contact between the militants and security forces has been established. "There has been firing on the complex. We are not exactly able to spot them as it's getting complete dark," said a police official.
The school is spread over a sprawling ground with over 400 rooms in six major complexes.
Earlier in the day, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed and two others injured as militants opened fire in vehicle near Pantha Chowk area on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Police officials said the vehicle was outside Delhi Public School (DPS), Srinagar, when militants emerged on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway and opened fire at it.
An assistant sub-inspector was among three CRPF jawans. However, the CRPF officer succumbed to his injuries in the army hospital. He has been identified as Sahab Shukla.
The police feared that the militants might have taken shelter in the school building. Reinforcements were rushed to the area and the premises of the school checked up.
Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) claimed the responsibility for the Pantha Chowk attack.
LeT spokesman, Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi its men attacked on the CRPF party.