HELD SRINAGAR: Suspected militants launched an attack in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) killing three civilians and a policeman, the latest violence to hit the restive valley, authorities said on Sunday.
One of the militants was also killed when they attacked policemen clearing the site of a road accident late Saturday near Kulgam district. "A police party was at the accident site when they were attacked. In the cross-fire, one policeman and three civilians died. One of the attackers also died," a police source said.
On Sunday, thousands of local residents gathered to mourn the dead militant at a funeral where militants fired shots into the air as a mark of respect. The Press Trust of India said the attacker had been identified as Fayaz Ahmed Ashwar, who carried a bounty of 200,000 rupees on his head over his role in an attack on a military convoy in 2015 that killed two soldiers.
Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the predominantly Muslim Kashmir valley, one of the world’s most heavily militarised areas, where most people favour independence or a merger with Pakistan.
Apart from armed militant groups, the roughly 500,000 Indian soldiers deployed in held Kashmir are regularly involved in clashes with civilians, fuelling growing resentment against New Delhi.
05-08-2017, 09:14 AM
Five killed in fresh IHK clashes
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