A police official identified the slain as Aadil Bashir Wani, resident of Waripora DH Pora Kulgam and Javaid Ahmad Bhat, resident of Redwani Qaimoh Kulgam. Two militants shot dead by the security forces in a pre-dawn gunfight on Sunday in southern Shopian district were identified as the residents of Kulgam district.
A police official identified the slain as Aadil Bashir Wani, resident of Waripora DH Pora Kulgam and Javaid Ahmad Bhat, resident of Redwani Qaimoh Kulgam. The duo were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit, he said, adding that the Internet services were snapped in Kulgam “as a precautionary measure”.