Srinagar, June 18 : A body of a youth was recovered under mysterious conditions in Khawaja Bazar area of Khanyar in old Srinagar on Tuesday.

Reports reaching said that some locals spotted the body inside a washroom at Khawja Bazar area of Naqishband Sahib in Khanyar and informed police about it.

Soon after being informed police reached the spot and recovered the body, they said.

A police officer also confirmed the incident and said and identified the deceased was identified as Haroon Rasheed (24) son of Abdul Rasheed from Bachpora Soura.

He said that a case under 174 CrPc has been initiated and further investigations taken up. (GNS)

Srinagar, June 18 : Army on Tuesday said that two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit killed in Marhama area of Bijbehara were key players in suicide attack on CRPF near Lethpora Pulwama on February 14 this year.

The two slain militants have been identified as Sajad Maqbool Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat and Tawseef Ahmad Bhat son of Mohd Ashraf Bhat, both residents of Marhama village.

While one of them Sajad Maqbool Bhat alias Afzal Guru alias Hafiz had provided his vehicle for the blast another militant Tawseef Ahmad Bhat was his handler, General Officer Commanding of 15 Corps Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon told .

“Sajad was the one who managed the vehicle for Pulwama 14 February CRPF IED incident. Tawseef was his handler,” the GOC said.

The JeM duo, he said were killed in an encounter with army’s 3 RR in village Marhama on Tuesday morning.

A soldier was also killed while three other soldiers suffered injuries in the encounter. (GNS)

Srinagar, June 18 : Army on Tuesday said that two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit killed in Marhama area of Bijbehara were key players in suicide attack on CRPF near Lethpora Pulwama on February 14 this year.

The two slain militants have been identified as Sajad Maqbool Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat and Tawseef Ahmad Bhat son of Mohd Ashraf Bhat, both residents of Marhama village.

While one of them Sajad Maqbool Bhat alias Afzal Guru alias Hafiz had provided his vehicle for the blast another militant Tawseef Ahmad Bhat was his handler, General Officer Commanding of 15 Corps Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon told GNS.

“Sajad was the one who managed the vehicle for Pulwama 14 February CRPF IED incident. Tawseef was his handler,” the GOC said.

The JeM duo, he said were killed in an encounter with army’s 3 RR in village Marhama on Tuesday morning.

A soldier was also killed while three other soldiers suffered injuries in the encounter. (GNS)

Srinagar, June 18 : An Army soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Sadau Ganga area of Kandi in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.

Official sources told GNS that the army man of 47 RR, posted at Sadu Ganga in Kandi, shot himself while he was on duty today in the morning.

Soon after the incident, his colleagues immediately rushed towards the soldier and found him in a pool of blood.

The injured soldier was rushed to a nearby military hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival, they said.

The deceased soldier has been identified as Chhotu Kumar, 24 year old (belt number 4295483N).

A police officer also confirmed the incident and said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation initiated.

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Srinagar, June 18 : Body of a civilian was found near encounter site at Bidoora, Aknigam area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Local residents told that body of Nasir Ahmad Mir (23) son of Fayaz Ahmad Mir of Check Achabal was found by people adjacent to the encounter site at Bidoora this morning.

Police reached the spot and took the body for postmortem and other legal formalities.

Nasir, according to locals was Ist year student of Degree College Anantnag.

Yesterday one militant body was recovered by joint team of army and SOG to conclude the encounter which saw killing of an army major and injuries to three other soldiers.

Meanwhile, as soon as the news about Nasir’s spread in the area, shops and other business establishments shut while transport was off the roads. (GNS)

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Srinagar, June 18 : One of the two militants killed in Marhama, Bijbehara area of Anantnag in south Kashmir has been identified as Sajad Ahmad Bhat who was the owner of the car used in Lethpora attack in February this year in which nearly 50 CRPF men were killed.

A police officer also confirmed to that Sajad Bhat of JeM was killed along with his associate in the operation.

Sajad alias Afzal Guru had joined Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Fidayeen squad days before the Lethpora attack.

Sajad Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat of Marhama Sangam was killed along with another militant.

A soldier was killed and two others were injured in the encounter. (GNS)

Srinagar, June 18: Two JeM militants, a army soldier was killed while as two armymen sustained bullet wounds in ongoing encounter at Waghoma area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Official sources told that two militants have been killed sofar in ongoing operation as searches are still underway.

A senior police officer told that one army soldier injured in initial exchange of firing, he was shifted to 92 Base hospital for treatment were he succumbed.

The officer further said that two more armymen were injured later who also were shifted to hospital and are said to be stable. More details will follow.(GNS)

Srinagar, June 18: In less than 24 hours another Gunfight rages between militants and government in Anantnag district, this time in Waghoma area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 3RR and SOG Anantnag cordoned off Waghoma area.

A senior Police officer told news agency that contact has been established with hiding militants after having credible inputs about their presence in the area.

As per the sources two three JeM militants are believed to be trapped including some foreigners.

As this report was being filed intermittent firing was going on.(GNS)