Jammu and Kashmir: Migrant labourer from Bihar shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag
The victim, whom the police identified as Raju Sah of Bihar, succumbed to injuries during treatment.
The victim, whom the police identified as Raju Sah of Bihar, succumbed to injuries during treatment.
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The Kashmir Police have initiated an investigation into the explosion but ruled out the terrorist angle to the incident.
The critically injured couple was taken to the hospital where they succumbed.
Identification was being done of the two other terrorists killed in the encounter at the Kwarigam Ranipora area of Anantnag.
"The slain militants belonged to Al-Badr, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGUH) outfits. Seven of them belonged to AGUH including the group's chief, 3 to Al-Badr and 2 to LeT", Dilbagh Singh told reporters.
Jammu and Kashmir Police took to Twitter and said, 'Terrorists fired upon CRPF party at Bijbehara, Anantnag resulting in death of a minor boy and a CRPF personnel. Area cordoned off. Case registered.'
Ajay Pandit, sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and a member of the Congress party, was shot at by terrorists at his native village around 6pm on Monday