Militants kill two villagers
IANS | HT Correspondent, Jammu
Aug 19, 2010 12:35 PM IST
Militants have killed two villagers in a mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said today.
Militants have killed two villagers in a mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said on Thursday.
Javed Ahmad and Nanak Chand of Sukha-Chasana area of Reasi district were shot dead by militants in Kousar Nag area, about 150 km from Jammu. Their bodies have been recovered.
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Police said this is part of the renewed campaign of the militants to inject fear among the people, particularly in remote areas.
"We are trying to find out more details," a police officer told IANS.
Reasi district's upper reaches have a sizeable presence of militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba, he added.
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