 Suspected rebels shot dead two people in Indian Held Kashmir, where a civilian died in an explosion and a rebel was shot dead by troops during a clash, police said on Monday. A police spokesman said insurgents had abducted and shot dead two Muslim civilians overnight in the southern district of Doda. "One of the victims was tortured and later shot dead," the spokesman said. No rebel group claimed responsibility for the two killings. Another Muslim civilian died on Sunday when he stepped on a land mine in the Tosha Maidan area of central Budgam district, police said. A police spokesman also said a rebel was shot dead by Indian troops during a clash in the district of Baramulla on Sunday. |