‘3 militants’ killed in encounter in Lawaypora KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/31/2020 12:57:36 PM
Families allege the men were innocent, “pick-up”and killed
SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Four days after the J&K Police indicted an Army Captain and two of his “local informers” in a detailed charge-sheet for a fake encounter of three labourers in Shopian in July last, families of “three militants killed in an encounter” on the outskirts of Srinagar today have alleged that their sons were innocent.
Security forces on Wednesday claimed three local militants were killed in an encounter at Lawaypora on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
December 30, 2020 | Reported By : RK Online Desk
Srinagar, Dec 30: General officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force H S Sahi Wednesday said that three militants killed in an encounter at Lawaypora on Srinagar outskirts were planning a big strike on the highway to gain publicity.
He, however, said that the identity and affiliation of the slain trio is yet to be known as police is trying to find out to which outfit they belonged to. Addressing a joint press conference at 2 RR headquarters at Zainakote, HMT, Srinagar, GoC Kilo Force said that in the past one week, five militants including a Pakistani national were killed in two separate gunfights in north Kashmir.