Locals douse Panchayat Ghar blaze
Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Two militants were killed in an encounter in forest area of Sumular in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district today.
Army’s 14 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Shukbabun area of Sumular village early today after inputs about presence of a group of militants hiding in the area.
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As the security forces intensified the searches, militants opened fire on them triggering an encounter. Two militants were killed in the forests of Sumular so far while the operation is going on.
One militant body has been recovered while another is visible and lying at the encounter site. The cordon and search was going on. However, firing has stopped.
And a Panchayat Ghar was set on fire by unidentified persons at Pehlipora Keller in Shopian in South Kashmir this evening. The fire partially damaged the building as the locals rushed to the area and put out the fire. Security forces immediately reached the spot and launched searches for those responsible for torching the building.
Another Panchayat Ghar was set on fire by unidentified persons at Ashmuji in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district this evening. The fire partially damaged the building as the locals rushed to the area and put out the fire. Security forces immediately reached the spot and launched searches for those responsible for torching the building.
This is the ninth incident of torching of Panchayat Ghars in Kashmir since the elections for the Panchayat and Local Bodies were announced last week.
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