Two Special Police Officers-turned-Freedom Fighter killed in Doda Srinagar
Two SPOs-turned-militants killed in Doda
Srinagar (KD/GNS): Two SPOs-turned-militants were today killed in a pre-dawn encounter with army troopers in mountainous Doda district of the State.
According to Srinagar based news agency GNS, the two militants who were earlier SPOs in police department and had deserted with their service rifles were killed in a gunfight with army at Gadi Nallah in the district.
The two militants have been identified as Reyaz Ahmad and Ghulam Muhammad Mangnooand both are the residents of the Doda. Reyaz had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen in 1999 but had surrendered in the same year. He was recruited as SPO in the police. Ghulam Muhammad alias Molvi joined Lashkar-e-Toiba in 2003 and surrendered in 2010 and became SPO.
However more than a month ago, both the SPOs deserted with their weapons and re-joined the militants. The Hizbul Mujahideen had claimed that the duo joined the said outfit.
Both the militants were killed in an operation launched by army. It was after 4 years that an encounter has taken place in the Doda district.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people attended the funeral of the duo today and were buried in local martyrs; graveyard, reports said. (GNS)
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