Indian troops kill Kashmir rebels but families say they were innocent
30 Dec 2020
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Police say three suspected rebel fighters were killed in India-administered Kashmir s main city, but the families of the slain men – two students and a carpenter – say they were killed in a staged gun battle. Indian soldiers stand guard outside a damaged house after a gun battle with suspected rebels at Lawaypora area on the outskirts of Srinagar city, on December 30, 2020. (AFP)
Families of two teenage boys and a young man killed in India-administered Kashmir by Indian troops during an alleged firefight have denied they were rebels – a rare protest in the disputed Himalayan region.
An official of the Nagaland Home Department said in Kohima that the entire Nagaland on Wednesday was declared as a "disturbed area" for another six months by the Union Home Ministry.
Border Guard Bangladesh confirms incident
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has confirmed that an Indian man was killed in an alleged gunfight with members of the BGB on Monday night.
| 31 Dec 2020 2:48 AM GMT
DHAKA: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has confirmed that an Indian man was killed in an alleged gunfight with members of the BGB on Monday night. The incident took place just days after the conclusion of the 51st Director General-level border coordination conference between the BGB and India s Border Security Force (BSF). In a statement, BGB Mymensingh Sector 39 Battalion Commander Lt. Colonel Touhid Mahmud said: The deceased was identified as Debit Momin, 48. He is said to be a resident of the Garo Hills area of India.
Families dispute India claims slain youths were Kashmir rebels
Published On 31 December,2020 08:20 am
Police said the trio were killed in a 20-hour gun battle on the outskirts city of Srinagar.
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Families of two teenage boys and a young man killed in Indian-administered Kashmir Wednesday by government forces during an alleged firefight have denied they were militants a rare protest in the restive Himalayan region.
Police said the trio were killed in a 20-hour gun battle on the outskirts of the region s main city of Srinagar after they were cornered inside a home on Tuesday. Repeated announcements were made to the hiding terrorists to lay down their illegal weapons and surrender, police said in a statement.
Indian army soldiers walk past a damaged house after a gunbattle between suspected Kashmiri fighters and government security forces at Lawaypora area on the outskirts of Srinagar on December 30, 2020. AFP
In a rare protest, the families of two teenage boys and a young man, killed in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday by government forces during an alleged firefight, have denied they were fighters.
Police said the trio were killed in a 20-hour gun battle on the outskirts of the region s main city of Srinagar after they were cornered inside a home on Tuesday.
“Repeated announcements were made to the hiding terrorists to lay down their illegal weapons and surrender,” police said in a statement.