‘Newton’ among 3 militants killed in Tral gunfight

Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants—including Ishaq Ahmad Parry alias ‘Newton’—died in an overnight gunfight with forces in Dadsara village in south Kashmir’s Tral area, triggering protests and a spontaneous shutdown. Two other slain militants were identified Asif Ahmad Mir of Dadsara and Ashiq Hussain Bhat of nearby Charsoo village in Awantipora area. The gunfight, which had started last night, ended this morning with the death of three militants, a police official said. He said massive protests and clashes rocked the gunfight site since last night when the encounter started and several…

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