A search operation turned into an encounter, lasting more than 12 hours, at Sugan village in Shopian Tuesday after militants opened fire on security forces.
Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar says lawyer Babar Qadri was asked by his brother-in-law, a DSP in J&K Police, to leave home for a few days. An SIT has been set up to probe his murder.
The hit list comprises political workers, panches, sarpanches, govt employees and other civilians, who, the militant group believes, work for security forces.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Baramulla district this morning after receiving information about the presence of militants, a police official said.
The J&K police chief said their endeavour was to also stop youngsters from becoming militants and stressed on the need to have clean operations with no casualties.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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