A civilian was killed and several others injured after being hit by bullets during clashes near the site of a gunbattle in Saimoh village of Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday.
Two militants, including top Hizb commander Sabzar Bhat, were killed in the gunfight that lasted for several hours.
Massive clashes erupted in Saimoh and adjacent Rathsuna – native village of Bhat – as the news of his death spread in the area.
Witnesses said that forces opened fire to disperse the protesters, resulting into injuries to at least four civilians.
One of them, identified as Molvi Aqib Ahmad of Khanqah Tral, succumbed at Sub-district Hospital Tral. He had received a bullet in his forehead.
Two others were shifted to SMHS and Bone and Joints Hospital Barzulla for treatment.
“We were marching towards the encounter site in Saimoh, but the forces opened fire on us,” said an injured civilian undergoing treatment at Sub-district Hospital Tral.
Civilian killed, Scores suffered bullet injuries after forces open fire in Tral
