Srinagar, 4 Aug 2018; Five separatists have been killed by Indian security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The killed separatists are all all locals and have been identified as Umer Nazir Malik, Waqar Ahmad Sheikh, Aijaz Ahmad Paul, Arshad Ahmad Khan and Arif Ahmad Mir.
According to PTI, “Hundreds of protestors assembled near the encounter site in Kiloora and started pelting stones at the security forces, the police official said.”
Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces at several places in the district. According to officials, a civilian, Bilal Ahmad Khan, was killed and 10 others injured during clashes.
“the details of the incident were being ascertained and an official statement will be released soon.”, reported PTI.
