The families of two civilians, who were among four persons killed during an anti-militancy operation at Hyderpora in Jammu and Kashmir, we...
The families of two civilians, who were among four persons killed during an anti-militancy operation at Hyderpora in Jammu and Kashmir, were detained on Wednesday during a protest against the police action, The Kashmir Walla reported. All those detained were released on Thursday morning.
In an operation on Monday, security forces had killed hardware shop owner Mohammad Altaf Bhat and dentist-turned-businessman Mudasir Gul. They had also killed two suspected militants, Pakistani man identified as Haider alias Bilal Bhai and his associate Amir Ahmed.
Bhat was the owner of the house where the gunfight took place, and Gul was his tenant. The police have claimed that Gul was an active associate of the militants, PTI reported.
Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Vijay Kumar had expressed regret about Bhat’s killing, but said that he would be counted as a harbourer of militants as he had tenants and not informed the police about them.
During Wednesday’s protest, the families of the deceased civilians were demanding the bodies of their kin to be handed over to them.
The families had been protesting since the morning in press colony in Srinagar till the police showed up around 11.45 pm and dispersed and detained them. Officials said that power supply was cut in the area before the police arrived,...
