Violence In Occupide Kashmir 3 Killed

SRINAGAR: Two militants and a police officer were killed in separate violence related attacks in restive Kashmir.

Meanwhile, security forces claimed to have gunned down two freedom fighters at village Kumkadi in Kupwara district of North Kashmir in an encounter, this morning.

Official sources told media that fighters fired upon a patrolling party of 47 RR and 23 Punjab at Kumkadi falling under the jurisdiction of police station Kupwara.

In the ensuing firefight two freedom fighter got killed, however the identification of the militants was being ascertained.

One AK47, under barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) attached, three UBGL grenades, one AK47 rifle (damaged), six AK magazines, two pouches, 62 rounds of AK ammunition and one Nokia Mobile with Indian SIM were recovered from the slain militants.

A police officer told media that a group of freedom fighter fired from automatic weapons towards a vehicle carrying a police officer at Mazbugh, some 60 kilometers North of the summer capital Srinagar. “In the attack, the police officer identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Fafoo was killed while his relative Nisar Ahmad Dar was critically injured,” he said.

He said that Nisar was taken to the hospital, where doctors are attending on him. No group has owned the responsibility of the attack.