13 militants killed in 9 encounters after civilian killings in J&K

13 militants killed in 9 encounters after civilian killings in J&K

SRINAGAR, OCT 16 (PTK): IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said thirteen militants were killed in 9 encounters following the civilian killings, says we have killed 3 out of 5 militants in Srinagar city in less than 24 hours.

Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a function here that no one killed last week. Even the police had not provided security to the resident.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that none of the civilians killed last week had been provided security by the police.

“A total of 11 militants have been killed so far in the eight encounters done by the security forces. There was a lot of responsibility on us after the recent civilian killings,” he had said. Over the past few days, several civilians have been killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, sparking fear in the Valley.

Seven civilians, including four from minority communities, were killed by terrorists in Kashmir last week, triggering fear among the people in the Valley and criticism of the security apparatus by political parties.

“There was no lapse in security… They (militants) chose soft targets, we had not provided security to them (civilians). It is not possible to provide security to all soft targets,” Kumar said.

Many political leaders had criticised the Centre and the security forces over the civilian killings in Kashmir. Some had also demanded that accountability be fixed for the “repeated security lapses” and security be provided to members of minority communities living in the Valley. (PTK)