Five killed in Indian-Kashmir violence
Four Islamic rebels and a policeman died in three clashes in India's restive Kashmir region, police said Tuesday.
By PTI |
SRINAGAR: Four Islamic rebels and a policeman died in three clashes in India's restive Kashmir region, police said Tuesday.
A rebel from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba group and a policeman were killed in southern Kishtwar district early Tuesday, "when police and the army launched a joint search operation in a village," a spokesman said.
The dead militant was identified as Abu Hamza, a "zonal commander" of the group, he said.
"Two top Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in another gunfight at Palhallan, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Srinagar on Monday," the spokesman said.
The Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest Kashmiri militant group, are among a dozen rebel outfits battling Indian-rule in Kashmir since the outbreak of an Islamic rebellion in 1989.
In another encounter, an unidentified militant was killed at Chournar forest, 90 kilometres (54 miles) north of Srinagar on Monday, police said adding that an army officer and a soldier were injured in the same incident.
Violence in Indian-Kashmir has left more than 43,000 people dead by official count.
The number of insurgency-related deaths has dropped sharply since India and Pakistan, each holding parts of Kashmir but each claiming it in full, launched a peace process in January 2004.
A rebel from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba group and a policeman were killed in southern Kishtwar district early Tuesday, "when police and the army launched a joint search operation in a village," a spokesman said.
The dead militant was identified as Abu Hamza, a "zonal commander" of the group, he said.
"Two top Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in another gunfight at Palhallan, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Srinagar on Monday," the spokesman said.
The Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest Kashmiri militant group, are among a dozen rebel outfits battling Indian-rule in Kashmir since the outbreak of an Islamic rebellion in 1989.
In another encounter, an unidentified militant was killed at Chournar forest, 90 kilometres (54 miles) north of Srinagar on Monday, police said adding that an army officer and a soldier were injured in the same incident.
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Violence in Indian-Kashmir has left more than 43,000 people dead by official count.
The number of insurgency-related deaths has dropped sharply since India and Pakistan, each holding parts of Kashmir but each claiming it in full, launched a peace process in January 2004.
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