The six died in a gunfight in the Rajpora area of the Kashmir valley that started on Thursday night. Three suspected rebels were killed by soldiers in the Kulgam forest on Wednesday, a day after police said an influential rebel commander Nadeem Abrar was killed with a Pakistani associate while in custody. The military said on Thursday that 61 suspected rebels have been killed this year so far. The surge in violence came after 14 pro-India leaders from Kashmir held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month. Public disenchantment with New Delhi has steadily increased in the region, where an insurgency against Indian forces erupted in 1989.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 02, 2021 12:00 UTC