Srinagar: Four killed in anti-terror operation by security forces in Srinagar. These include both entrepreneurs. Businessmen Mudassir Gul and Altaf Bhatt were killed. However, the police said that they were helping the militants. The clash took place at a building in Hyderpora yesterday evening. Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said Mudassir was running an illegal call center with six computers inside the building. He said two pistols were recovered from the spot and a call center operating in the commercial complex was used for terrorist activities.
Police said the body could not be handed over to relatives due to law and order issues. The bodies of the four were buried in Handwara area of north Kashmir, about 100 km from Srinagar, police said. Meanwhile, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has demanded a detailed probe into the incident. The Mufti tweeted that innocent civilians were being used as human shields and that a judicial inquiry was needed to bring out the truth.
