Indian troops have shot dead five suspected Islamic militants in separate gun battles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said on Sunday.Three of the militants were shot dead in two gun battles in districts south of Srinagar early Sunday, police said. “The encounters erupted when soldiers raided two hideouts,” a police spokesman said.Two more militants were killed in a clash with security forces in Sopore late Saturday.Police said three of the slain rebels were from Hizbul Mujahedin, the region’s most powerful militant group.