Srinagar, (NI24) Lashkar-e
-Toiba (LeT) militantstonight shot dead two sisters after dragging them out of theirhouse in Sopore town of North Kashmir''s Baramulla district,the first major strike targeting civilians this year.
Arifa and Akhtar, daughters of Ghulam Nabi Dar, weregunned down by three militants, including a Pakistani, ataround 10 PM at Muslim Peer in Sopore town, 52 kms from here,Superintendent of Police Sopore Altaf Ahmad told PTI.
According to preliminary investigations, the threeLashkar militants barged into the house and forcibly took thegirls, aged between 16 to 18 years, police said.
"The girls were later shot dead by the militants nearthe Ziarat (shrine) Rahim Sahib. One of them was shot in theleft eye," Ahmad said, adding their bodies were found neartheir house.
It could not be immediately ascertained why themilitants had targeted the sisters.
The police officer said the local militants involvedin the killing have been identified as Wasim Ganaie andMuzaffar Naikoo. Both the ultras are among ''A'' categorymilitants and carry a cash reward on their heads.
This was the first incident of civilian killings bymilitants in the Kashmir Valley this year.
-Toiba (LeT) militantstonight shot dead two sisters after dragging them out of theirhouse in Sopore town of North Kashmir''s Baramulla district,the first major strike targeting civilians this year.Arifa and Akhtar, daughters of Ghulam Nabi Dar, weregunned down by three militants, including a Pakistani, ataround 10 PM at Muslim Peer in Sopore town, 52 kms from here,Superintendent of Police Sopore Altaf Ahmad told PTI.
According to preliminary investigations, the threeLashkar militants barged into the house and forcibly took thegirls, aged between 16 to 18 years, police said.
"The girls were later shot dead by the militants nearthe Ziarat (shrine) Rahim Sahib. One of them was shot in theleft eye," Ahmad said, adding their bodies were found neartheir house.
It could not be immediately ascertained why themilitants had targeted the sisters.
The police officer said the local militants involvedin the killing have been identified as Wasim Ganaie andMuzaffar Naikoo. Both the ultras are among ''A'' categorymilitants and carry a cash reward on their heads.
This was the first incident of civilian killings bymilitants in the Kashmir Valley this year.
