Srinagar, Sept 16: Militants shot dead a teacher and shot at and critically injured a student while security forces gunned down a militant and nabbed an ultra of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen across Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said here today. Militants shot dead the teacher, Master Nazir Ahmad in his house at Nila-Yaripora in Anantnag district last night, the sources said.

They said unidentified gunmen also shot at and critically wounded a tenth class student Abdul Hamid Malik at Batakote-Pahalgam in Anantnag district last night and added the victim has been hospitalised.

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces at Nowanar in frontier district of Kupwara last evening, defence sources said.

They said troops nabbed a militant of Hizbul Mujahideen group, Nazir Ahmad at Hangikote in the same district.

However, no arms or ammunition were recovered from him.

Bureau Report