Raging Gunbattle In Srinagar Leaves Trail Of Destruction, Dozens Homeless

Charred currency worth over Rs 1 lakh meant to repair his house, sewing machines to eke out a living and all personal records - 55-year-old Bashir Ahmad Darzi has lost everything he had built. On Tuesday, when bombs hit his three storey home in downtown Srinagar, Mr Darzi's dream to renovate home before his daughter's wedding was shattered. Now, there is no home. Household objects are still smouldering. The anti- terrorist operation by Jammu and Kashmir police in which two terrorists were killed has left a trail of destruction. More than 15 houses have been severely damaged, some razed.