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Police identify killers of Kashmiri Army officer; release pictures

Police identify killers of Kashmiri Army officer; release pictures
Pictures released by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Shopian, May 12

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have identified three suspected Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists believed to be involved in the killing of young Kashmiri Army officer Ummer Fayaz.The police on Friday pasted the posters of the three terrorists in Shopian claiming that they were a part of the group, who abducted and killed the Lieutenant on Tuesday night.The police have also announced rewards for any information on the suspects.Fayaz, a Rajputana Rifles officer, was kidnapped from a relative’s home and killed. A resident of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, he had gone to attend his cousin’s wedding.Lieutenant Fayaz, a farmer’s son, was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 2016.The police said the officer was shot by terrorists five times in an orchard. His body was found in the Harman orchard by locals. —ANI