Srinagar, Oct 09: In a clash between militant groups, two ultras belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad, including a Pakistani national, were killed by Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, official sources said today. Bullet-riddled bodies of two JeM militants- identified as Zahid Bhai, hailing from Lahore in Pakistan, and his local associate Khurshid Ahmad Teli of Nagbal Zainapora- reportedly killed by Hizbul militants in a clash late last night, were recovered this morning by the police, the sources said.

This was the first major group clash between two militant outfits in the valley during the past several years.

Clashes between ultras belonging Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashker-e-Toiba were reported in Doda and Rajouri-Poonch districts of Jammu region which led to the killing of several Hizbul militants during the past two years.

Bureau Report