Shopian gunfight : Another militant slain toll 3
Umar Rashid
Shopian, Oct 07 : Another militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Sugan area of Zainapora Shopian taking the toll of killing militants to 3.
An official told Kashmir Despatch that one more militant body was recovered from the debris of encounter site at Sugan area of Zainapora. He said total three militants were killed in the gunfight.
Earlier on Tuesday evening a joint team of Army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the area following inputs about the presence of some militants.
As search party encircled the target house the hiding militants fired upon them thus triggering a gunfight.
On late Tuesday evening a militant and police constable were killed when militants attacked the house of a BJP worker in Nunar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal in a tweet also confirmed the killing of police constable and Identified him as Mohammad Altaf.
SSP Identified slain militant as Shabir Ahmad a resident of Awantipora. He said the slain was reportedly part of TRF militant outfit.
Pertinently, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said that a close associate of slain Hibz militant commander Riyaz Naikoo’ was killed in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening.
As per Kashmir Despatch DGP addressing a press conference DGP said that a Hibz militant was killed on Tuesday evening in Ganderbal when militants attacked the house of a BJP worker in Nunar area.In the attack one police constable was also injured who later succumbed to his injures.
DGP said that slain militant commander Riyaz Naikoo’s close associate Shbair Ahmad a resident of Awantipora at times he was an OGW then he recently turned into active militancy and after that he was shifted for target hitting by Hibz outfit.
While answering the question regarding Ganderbal as peaceful district, DGP said for militants every district is open and they are shifting from one district to other on instructions of Pakistan.He said coming times, there will be use of more technologies especially on highways.
