NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (NNN-PTI) – Gunmen, believed to be militants, killed two members of the Village Defence Guards (VDGs), in restive India-controlled Kashmir, while two militants were killed, in a separate gunfight with government forces in the region, police said today.
According to police officials, the two VDGs were abducted yesterday, and killed in Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, about 203 km south-east of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
VDGs is a civilian militia, raised to counter militancy in the region’s Jammu province. The guards, armed with sophisticated weaponry, are said to assist government forces in their anti-militancy operations.
Meanwhile, two militants were killed today, in a fresh gunfight with government forces, in Sagipora area of Sopore town, about 45 km north-west of Srinagar.– NNN-PTI
