“During the encounter at Badigam village in Shopian, five terrorists of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were neutralized,” a police spokesman said in Srinagar. Official sources said top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Saddam Padder and a Kashmir University assistant professor Mohammad Rafi Bhat are among the slain militants. The other militants killed in the gunbattle are Tauseef Shiekh, Aadil Malik and Bilal alias Molvi, all residents of south Kashmir. Massive clashes broke out between groups of stone-pelting youth and security forces near the encounter site, leading to injuries to five protestors, the official said. Kashmir University has suspended class work for two days from tomorrow as a precautionary measure and postponed all examinations scheduled to be held tomorrow.

Source: Mint May 06, 2018 03:11 UTC