Shooters attack Kashmir village, killing four civiliansAP, SRINAGAR, IndiaAssailants sprayed bullets toward a row of civilian homes in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, leaving at least four civilians dead and five injured, police said yesterday. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for decades for carrying out the attack at Dhangri village in southern Rajouri district, which is close to the highly militarized Line of Control that divides the disputed region between India and Pakistan. Supporters of right-wing Hindu group Rashtriya Bajrang Dal yesterday protest in Jammu, India, after an attack in the southern Rajouri district of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Two shooters indiscriminately opened fire on Sunday night at three houses in Dhangri, Indian Police Service official Mukesh Singh told reporters. Rebels in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi’s rule since 1989.


Source:   Taipei Times
January 02, 2023 23:21 UTC