Srinagar/Nov, 23 : Police has said that two among the slain identified so far are Azad Ahmad Malik alias Dada of Arwani and his associate Basir Mir of Khanabal.
The identity of other slain militants is being ascertained, said a police official.He said the bodies of Malik and Mir have been handed over to the next of their kin. The bodies of other four militants are lying at the DPL Anantnag.,
As reported previously Malik has been blamed by the police for the killing of journalist and editor Shujaat Bukhari.
Reports said that a joint team of army’s 3RR and SOG Anantnag launched a cordon and search operation before dawn in Shalgund-Satkipora in Dachnipora belt of Bijbehara following inputs about the presence of militants.
As soon as the forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight.
Authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in Anantnag district as a “precautionary measure.”
