5 Civilians killed, 30 injured in Shopian clashes after security forces gun down 5 Hizbul militants.

Kashmir University professor among 5 militants killed in encounter.

VIDEO OF SSP GOES VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. (VIDEO IS ATTACHED BELOW.)

SSP Shopian tried to talk out the militants  into giving up arms during Badigam encounter. Video of the encounter and SSP using PA system to get through to the militants has gone viral on the social media. As reported earlier by paigaam.in, security forces in Jammu-Kashmir killed five Hizbul Mujahideen militants on Sunday during an encounter at Badigam village in Shopian. Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir, SP Vaid said all the bodies of the slain militants have been recovered. “Encounter concluded at Badigam Zainpora Shopian, 5 bodies of terrorists recovered. Well done boys – Army/ CRPF/J&K Police,” DGP S P Vaid tweeted.

Police said the encounter broke out when security forces launched a search operation following inputs about the possible presence of militants at Badigam village in Zainapora area of the south Kashmir district.

Five civilians also died during clashes between protesters and law enforcing agencies near the encounter site, the police said. One of the civilian was identified as Asif Ahmad Mir, a resident of Rahmoo Pulwama. He received  a bullet injury on his head during the clashes and was rushed to SMHS hospital here where he succumbed later. More than 30 civilains also got injured durimg these clashes.

Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Saddam Padder and a Kashmir University assistant professor, who went missing on Friday, are believed to be among the slain militants. But police officials said it can only be confirmed after ascertaining the identity of the slain ultras. Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a contractual assistant professor in the Sociology department of the university, went missing on Friday.

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