Controversy Erupts Over Army's Killing of 3 'Militants' in Shopian

Controversy Erupts Over Army's Killing of 3 'Militants' in Shopian

The killing of three “militants” by the Army in an operation on July 18 in Shopian has become a controversy after it reports emerged that the three were possibly labourers from Rajouri and not terrorists. The controversy erupted after the families of three labourers—Imtiaz Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmed and his namesake Ibrar Ahmed—lodged a missing report with the police yesterday in Rajouri, saying they have not heard from them since July 17. Read Also:  Pakistan shells forward areas along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Guftar Ahmed Chaudhary, a social activist in Rajouri, told that three the men had travelled to Shopian in south Kashmir for work and called home on July 17. “They told their families they have reached Shopian and have also rented a room and will now look for work,’’ Chaudhary said. He said after that the young men never contacted their families. Chaudhary said initially their families thought that the three were not calling home due to a problem in the network or because of quaranti…