A day after Army and J&K Police described the three men killed in a Srinagar encounter as terrorists and hardcore associates respectively, the families of the trio picked holes in the police version and pleaded their innocence.
The families, two of whom have members working with Jammu and Kashmir Police, described the claims of two forces as concocted and full of gaps. They alleged the three had no connection with militancy and were killed in a staged encounter. While two were students, aged 22 and 17, the third, a 24-year-old, was a construction worker.
On Wednesday, the three men from south Kashmir were killed in an encounter with the Army on the outskirts of Srinagar at Lawaypora on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway. The police said one AK rifle, two pistols and other incriminating material were recovered from the slain.
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Kashmir: 3 militants killed, say security forces; families allege the deceased were civilians
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