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Third abducted civilian killed; Militant group Hizb releases video of two abductees

Two abductees Shahid Ganie and Farooq Ahmad abducted earlier were freed

Video shows civlians Zahoor Dar and Nadeem 

Nadeem can be heard saying that he informed the armed forces of militants’ presence

Srinagar: Dead body of third abducted civilian, identified as Huzaif Ahmad Kutay of Manzgam, has been found in Shopian.

According to police, unidentified gunmen had abducted three civilians from a bakery in south Kashmir’s District Shopian. The official identified the abductees as Shahid Ahmad Ganie, Farooq Ahmad – both residents of Saidpora Payeen and Huzaif Ahmad Kutay of Manzgam.

Two civilians, Shahid Ahmad Ganie, Farooq Ahmad of Saidpora Payeen, who were abducted earlier on Saturday morning have reportedly returned home.

On Thursday, 18-year-old Nadeem Manzoor was abducted from Safanagri village of Shopian followed by a video showing a boy wearing Kashmiri traditional Pheran being questioned, in Kashmiri language. The video shows the killing of Nadeem, accused of being an informer by the militants, and allegedly responsible for killing of two militants in a recent encounter in Shopian.

On Friday, the Police Media Centre also issued a statement about the abduction and killing Nadeem.

“Terrorists in the intervened night forcibly abducted a civilian and later killed him in a brutal act of terror at Pulwama. Civilian has been identified as Nadeem Manzoor of Safanagri Shopian,” read the statement.

After the killing militants released another video, in which Nadeem is seen being questioned, along with another Zahoor Ahmad Dar. Nadeem is seen accepting that he informed the armed forces about the presence of militants.

 

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