Police sources said a protesting civilian, Adil Ahmad, injured during the clashes was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the Kulgam district hospital. Three other civilians, Sajad Ahmad of Dooru in Anantnag district, Zubair Ahmad of Pulwama and Yasir Ahmad of Shopian, also succumbed to their injuries. Five militants, including Hizbul commander Saddam Paddar, Kashmir University assistant professor Muhammad Rafi Bhat, Tawseef Sheikh, Molvi Bilal and Adil Ahmad, were killed in the Shopian gunfight. Authorities have suspended classes in the Kashmir University on Monday and Tuesday. Mobile Internet services in south Kashmir and in Ganderbal district have been suspended to prevent the spread of rumours.

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2018 10:18 UTC