Shopian Encounter: Amid clashes and shutdown, militants laid to rest =>The fierce gun battle in Manola Karewa area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district ended with the death of three militants and two Army men including a Major while a complete shutdown was observed against the killing of these three militants on Saturday. People clashed at number of places with Government Forces while people tried to attack an SOG camp at Hasanpora, Arwani soon after the dead body of one of the militant was brought to his native village. According to CNS, after showing resistance for more than 20 hours, all the three militants got killed in the fierce encounter on Saturday. Two militants had been killed on Friday evening while one more militant was neutralized by Army on Saturday afternoon. Deputy Inspector General of Police South Kashmir Range Vijay Kumar identified the three slain militants as Muahammad Asif Wani aka Muzamil son of Abdul Razak resident of Bungam Drubgam, Shabir Ahmed Gorsi aka Rizwan son of Farooq Ahmed resident of Ringward Kellar and Abdul Haq son of Abdul Khaliq resident of Arwani Bijbehara. Major Mukund Vardarajan and soldier Vikram Singh of army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles were also killed during the gun battle. Reports said that one of the body of the militant was beyond recognition as his face was completely disfigured. The bodies of the all the three militants were brought to police lines Shopian for identification. Eyewitnesses told CNS that after seeing the bodies of the militants people and family members became emotional and raised anti-Indian slogans inside police lines. Security was beefed up in and around the native villages of these militants who were laid to rest amid pro-freedom slongans. Reports said that thousands of people participated in their funeral processions in their respective areas. Government Forces used tear-smoke shells at various places to disperse the protestors who attacked police and CRPF personnel with stones. Reports said that hundreds of people assembled near encounter site, with protestors clashing with police and paramilitary. Police had blocked all the roads leading towards encounter site and the native villages including Arwani, Drubgam and Ringward of these three slain militants, however hundreds of people participated in the funeral of militants. Amid pro-freedom slogans the slain militants were laid to rest in their ancestral graveyards. Eyewitnesses told CNS that protests broke out at Arwani when the body of Abdul Haq reached there. Scores of youth attacked SOG, CRPF camp at Hasanpora . Police resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the protestors. Reports said that the clashes between protestors and police continued for hours. All the shops and business establishments remained closed in Shopian and Pulwama while transport was off the roads. A police official said that some youth tried to disrupt peace by pelting stones on the police, however, police exercised maximum restraint and dispersed them. He said the situation in the town was peaceful. (CNS)
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 12:29:44 +0000
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