Government troops killed four militants, two of them wanted commanders, in fresh fighting in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, police said on Monday. Three of the militants were killed during an early morning gun fight in the village of Dooru, near northern Sopore town, a police spokesman said.One of the dead was identified as Osman Qari, an alleged Pakistani national and the deputy chief commander of Harkat-ul-Mujahedin.
A fourth rebel, Mushtaq Sofi alias Zahid, was shot dead during another brief gun fight in southern Pulwama district on Monday, the spokesman said, adding he was also a “wanted” commander with the Jaish-e-Mohammed group.