SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed five militants in Indian Held Kashmir, where six militants also surrendered to police.
Soldiers closed-in on a militant hideout in southern Poonch districtâs Loran area that borders Azad Jammu and Kashmir overnight, prompting besieged militants to open fire. âThe fighting was fierce and lasted for several hours. Five gunnies militants were killed,â the spokesman said, adding arms and ammunition were recovered from the site.
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The identity of the dead militants is not yet known. Meanwhile, six militants gave themselves up and surrendered their arms in Poonch and another southern district Doda, police said. Police said one of them, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, 27, had been trained in Afghanistan in 1999-2000.
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A 12th class student who was kidnapped by Indian agents in the southern district of Islamabad was found dead in a neighbouring village. The victim, Zahid Nabi Butt, was abducted Wednesday night. His killing sparked violent protest in his native village Batagund, Dooru, reported KMS. The Indian army has intensified a counter-insurgency operation around Surankote area and killed about 100 militants in the last six weeks, officials said on Friday. |