Srinagar: The four militants who had been killed along with a para commando in Nadigam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian on Tuesday were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen, police said Tuesday.
An official identified the slain as Inam ul Haq of Feripora, Abid Nazir Wagay of Paddarpora, Mehraj ud Din Najar of Drawni Zainapora and Basharat Ahmad of Chotigam.
He said the slain were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen militant group.
Meanwhile, clashes have been reported from both Pulwama and Shopian districts, wherein protestors took to the streets and pelted stones at the armed forces. The forces retaliated by firing teargas shells and pellets.
Four civilians sustained injuries in the Shopian clashes after forces fired live ammunition and pellets at the protesters near the gunfight site.
Reports said that three girls, Simran Jan, Meenu Jan and Rafia Jan suffered bullet injuries while Bilal Ahmad suffered pellet injury in an eye during clashes with armed forces.
Simran has suffered a bullet injury in her abdomen whereas Meenu Jan and Rafia Jan have been hit by bullets in foot and leg respectively.
All four have been shifted to a Srinagar hospital for specialized treatment.
