Ex Cop Among 3 Hizbul Militants Gunned Down In Kashmir

As the Jammu and Kashmir police come to grips with the alleged involvement of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh with the Hizbul Mujahideen, another one of their own from the forces – Adil Bashir Sheikh — was gunned down in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Another Hizbul militant was also killed in the encounter. Closing the loop, security forces also gunned down the Hizbul’s district commander Wasim Wani, who was in line to succeed Naveed Babu, who had been caught along with Davinder Singh last week, a senior official familiar with the development has confirmed. Early Monday morning, while troops of the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles, the J&K Police’s special operations group and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were conducting a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Shopian’s Zainpora, three terrorists of the Hizbul opened fire at the troops.

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