SRINAGAR, (PTK): Civilian death toll mounts to seven as another teenager dies in the violence followed after the encounter between militnats and government forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir.
The civilian has been reportedly identified as Auqib Ahmad Sheikh son of Gul Mohd of Makhanpora, Kulgam.
While the six slain civilians have been reportedly identified as Ubaid Laway son of Mohammad Maqbool Laway, Uzair Ahmad, Mansoor Ahmad, Talib Maqbool of Laroo, Tajamul Ahmad of Denew Bogund and Irshad Ahmad of Shurat.
With Aquib’s death, the civilian killing toll has risen to seven in Kulgam where three local militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in a gunfight at Laroo village.
The civilians died mostly in blast near the encounter site while others were killed in live ammunition used by the government forces to disperse the protesters.
The encounter broke out after a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation at Laroo village wee hours on Sunday. (PTK)
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