India kills top separatist

The Indian Military has calimed that it's forces have killed a top Kashmiri rebel.

According to police Commander Sajjad Afghani and one of his bodyguards were killed in a gun battle with Indian police on the banks of the river Dal Lake outside the capital Srinagar.


Afghani is believed to have been the mastermind behind the 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament which left 6 police officers, five rebels and a civilian dead.

Guerrillas kill contractor in Kashmir

Kashmiri rebels have shot dead a military contractor in the town Kreeri today in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The police have identified the dead man as Nazir Ahmed Lone and said he was shot several times in the abdomen and head by a number of gunmen.

In a separate attack, two police officers and two civilians were wounded in a grenade attack in the Batmallo area of Srinagar city. All of the injured were taken to a local hospital. One of the injured, an assistant engineer in the Roads Department, was said to be in a critical condition.

Kashmir is a disputed territory with India, Pakistan and China all laying claim to the mountainous region. Kashmiri rebels wish to see the province become an independent state.

Militant and soldier killed in Kashmir clash

A Kashmiri militant has been killed in the town of Sopore, in Indian administered Kashimr, the military has claimed.

It is understood that a joint patrol of police and military forces engaged a group of militants in a gun battle in the Noorbagh area of the town. During the gunfight a member of the Indian territorial army was seriously wounded. He died a few hours later in hospital.

It is believed that the Hizbul Mujahideen rebel group was involved in the attack. The Indian Military has claimed that the group was responsible for the kidnap of two teachers during the week, both of whom later escaped.

The dead soldier has been named as Manzoor Ahmed Mali. The dead rebel has yet to be identified.