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Three militants, one civilian killed in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Dec 05: Three militants, including a self-styled district commander of al-Badar outfit, and a civilian were killed and another civilian injured in separate incidents in Kashmir Valley since last night, official sources said today.
Srinagar, Dec 05: Three militants, including a
self-styled district commander of al-Badar outfit, and a
civilian were killed and another civilian injured in separate
incidents in Kashmir Valley since last night, official sources
said today.
The district commander of al-Badar, Abu Lukman, was
killed along with his bodyguard in an encounter with troops of
10 Para at Kandi in Kupwara district, the sources said.
The encounter broke out when the troops raided the
village following specific information about presence of some
top militants, the sources said, adding some arms and
ammunition were recovered from the dead militants, the sources
said.
In another encounter, they said security forces killed an
unidentified militant during house-to-house searches at
village Malwan in Kulgam area of Anantnag district.
They said militants shot dead a civilian identified as Mohammad Abdullah Sheikh at Gadwada in Lolab area of Kupwara district early today. Sheikh was killed on the charge of being an informer of security forces.
Another civilian Mohammad Ismail Gujri was injured in a
crossfire between militants and security forces at Larigam in
Tral area of Pulwama district, the sources said, adding Gujri
was hospitalised.
Bureau Report