Two militants were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Drubgam village while militants shot dead a young lady in cold blood in Kulgam district, officials said.
Security sources said that gunfight erupted between militants and security forces late on Thursday night and continued throughout the night despite intermittent snowfall in the area.
On Friday morning, bodies of two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit were retrieved from the encounter site. The slain militants have been identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba and Anayat Ahmad Zigar, both local cadre of Jaish outfit.
A self-loading rifle and a pistol have been recovered from the encounter site.
Local sources said that thousands of people took part in the funeral prayers of the slain militants.
Meanwhile, a bullet riddled body of a young woman alleged to be security forces’ informer was recovered at Draggad area of Shopian district even as unknown militants released a video about the killing that went viral on internet.
The slain woman has been identified as Ishrat Muneer of Dangerpora area of Pulwama district. The girl is said to be relative of senior Al Badr Commander Zeenat-ul-Islam who was recently killed in an encounter at Katapora Yaripora area of Kulgam district.
A video showing unknown militant shooting the said girl with automatic rifle, is said to be shot from some unknown place in South Kashmir claiming the said details, that went viral on social media networking sites released by the militants.
A police spokesperson said that woman’s body was retrieved by police from Dragad area of Zainapora in Shopian district.
“Militants while perpetrating this gruesome act, made a video recording of the incident and circulated it on social media,” he said.