Reports said that bullet riddled bodies of 3 policemen have been found in Wanigam village of the district.
An official said that the militants abducted three Special Police Officers (SPOs) and a civilian during raids in two villages of the district.
Those abducted were identified as Firdous Ahmad Kuchey and Kuldeep Singh – both residents of Batgund Shopian, and Nisar Ahmad Dhobi and Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, residents of Kapran.
Nisar Ahmad is the brother of a policeman. However, this morning The bullet riddled bodies of three policemen were found by locals and informed the police.
Last month, militants abducted eleven relatives of the state police personnel in retaliation of detention of families of the militants in south Kashmir.
All eleven people were released by the militants after the police released the family members of the Hizb ul Mujahideen militants.(CNS)