Ultra killed, PDP leader, CRPF jawan injured in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 24 (UNI) A leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan were injured in while security forces recovered the body of a militant and arms and ammunition in a large cache in the Kashmir valley.

A police spokesman said body of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani was recovered from Rambiar Nullah at Meloora in Pulwama today.

Wani fell into nullah after he was shot dead by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on May 22 during an enocunter.

He said militants attacked a CRPF patrol party near railway track at Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama last night.

The firing was returned and in the exchange of fire one CRPF jawan identified as Suraj Bhan was injured. Militants later managed to escape under the cover of darkness.

He said militants shot at and wounded Abdul Ahad Bhat, a local leader of PDP, a coalition partner in the government, at Yaripora.

He has been hospitalised.

Security forces busted a hideout at Baramulla and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including 26 UBGL grenades, five hand grenades, two wireless sets, 12 magazines and more than 300 rounds of ammunition. However, no one was arrested, he said.

He said Budgam police recovered one AK-47 rifle along with a magazine and 28 rounds from the cowshed of one Mohd Akbar Khan at Kokerkhol in the central Kashmir district of Badgam today.

UNI