SRINAGAR: Indian troops killed four Kashmiri youngsters in a fresh act of state terrorism in Kulgam district early Sunday morning.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar, while talking to media confirmed that four youth were killed in the crackdown operation launched jointly by Indian Army and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Frisal area of the district.
Two of the four martyred youth have been identified as Zubair Ahmad Butt of Nowpora, Frisal, and Ashfaq Ahmad of Shopian. The police officer said the bodies of the youth were recovered from the debris of a house where the youth were staying in.
Police in Kulgam claimed that the incident took place when a joint team of police, CRPF and Indian Army were conducting a search operation. Indian media reported that two troops were also killed in clashes, which took place after forces cordoned off Nowpora in Frisal area of the district.
