 SRINAGAR â Eight militants and an army soldier were killed in fresh clashes in Jammu and Kashmir, army and police officials said yesterday. Indian troops pursuing Kashmiri rebels shot dead three militants in northern Baramulla district late Sunday, army spokesman Vijay Batra said. One of the slain militants was identified as Tanveer Abbasi, whose alias is Gazali. âGazali was serving as chief financial controller of the Harkat-ul-Mujahedin militant group,â said Batra . | Another #3 honcho takes a dirt nap. |
Other rebels were killed in clashes in Pulwama, Rajouri and Doda areas where one soldier was also killed. |