Indian forces raided a militant hideout on Tuesday in the disputed territory of Kashmir, killing a suspected Pakistani gunman, Kashmir's top police official said. The pre-dawn raid came after "sustained interrogation," of six militants - including two senior rebel commanders - arrested a few days ago, Kashmir's Director General of Police Gopal Sharma told reporters. All those arrested and the gunmen killed were members of Hizb-ul Mujahedeen.
The Pakistani was killed on Tuesday morning when security forces raided a house in the village of Galander, setting off a gun battle, Sharma said. Galander is 20 kilometres south of Srinagar. The arrests were kept secret until Tuesday, and Sharma gave few other details, other than to identify the two leaders as Manzoor Wani, the Hizb-ul Mujahedeen central Kashmir regional commander, and Yasin Itoo, the group's chief for Srinagar. |