Militants offer gun salute in Shopian

SHOPIAN — Militants on Tuesday evening appeared at the grave of slain Lashkar militant in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and offered a gun salute before leaving the spot.

Eyewitnesses said that a group of militants appeared at the grave of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Zaffar Ahmad Paul in Molu Chitragam area, which is about eight kilometres from district headquarter Shopian.

Before leaving the spot, the militants fired many shots in air to pay tribute to their slain colleague, they said.

Zaffar along with his three associates including top commander Tawseef Ahmad Yatoo of Lassipora area of Pulwama district was killed in a pre-dawn encounter at Lassipora on Monday.