Snuffies Militants hurled a grenade at a patrol of Indiaâs paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) in Srinagarâs Lal Chowk injuring the 19 bystanders and a trooper. Rehana Hamid, a student, died instantly and four other civilians were in a serious condition after the attack. Al-Omar Mujahedin, claimed credit responsibility for the attack.
| That's unusual. They manged to injure a trooper, along with the obligatory 19 bystanders... |
In more violence a man was waxed shot dead during a fight between gunnies militants and the BSF Wednesday near the town of Awantipora, 30 kilometers south of Srinagar. Residents alleged the victim was deliberately shot by troopers in an ambush.
Homicidal maniacs Militants shot dead a retired soldier in the southern district of Doda Wednesday.
| Hey! I take that personally! |
A civilian was greased shot dead in the village of Sumbal, on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Indian troops killed two gun artists militants in two encounters in southern Poonch district overnight.
| Bet they did it on purpose, too... |
Islamists Unidentified assailants shot dead a congress leader Gulam Nabi Tak in front of his house in Doda district. The gunman appeared before the house of the Congress leader and opened fire on him.
Indian-held Kashmir agriculture minister offered his resignation after media reports linked him to Islamic militants. âIt is a conscious decision. I do not want to embarrass the coalition government,â Abdul Aziz Zargar told Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. Local media in Kashmir had linked Zargar to the militants who attacked a Hindu temple in September 2002 in Gujarat, leaving dead 33 people.
| "Abdul, I'm deeply saddened to lose your valuable services. Get the hell out." |
Police in Indian-held Kashmir arrested a holy man senior separatist overnight and seized a substantial sum of cash, a police officer said Thursday. Nayeem Ahmed, who heads the separatist National Front, was arrested in the Hyderpora district of the summer capital Srinagar, the officer said. Meanwhile, Javed Mir, vice chairman of the pro-independence Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and about 12 supporters were rounded up by police while protesting against alleged security force excesses and harsh anti-terror laws in Kashmir. |