Gunbattle left a militant, cop and soldier dead; Firing and grenade attack in old city; J&K Interlocutors calls for all stakeholders to give up their rigid stand; Jamiat leader Moulana Showkat Ahmad Sah assassinated; Strike called by JKLF and Hurriyats;
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    • In South Kashmir’s Tral town, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, a soldier and a police Sub-Inspector of police were killed in a fierce gun battle. The gunfight lasted for nearly two hours. The search operation was launched in Dadsara village of the Police and troops of 42 Rastriya Rifles. The area still continues to be under tight cordon as suspicion of presence of militants still prevalent in nearby areas.1

    In another incident, unknown persons hurled a grenade towards the vehicle of Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Khanyar near Islamic College in old Srinagar. The officer escaped unhurt. Islamic Front claimed responsibility for the attack and conveyed that it was aimed at sending a signal to the Government who has unleashed reign of terror against Kashmiris.2

    Interlocutors appointed by the Centre for the state of Jammu and Kashmir said that all stakeholders should give up their rigid stand. The interlocutors made a remark that they tried their best to reach out to separatists but not much effort came from the other end so even without their input the report shall be submitted to the Home Ministry by the interlocutors.3

    Moulana Showkat Ahmad Sah, President of Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadees (JAH) quite a prominent political and religious figure was assassinated in a low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast outside Maisuma Masjid in Srinagar. Police spokesman said investigations have been started into the incident.4 Meanwhile, both factions of Hurriyat Conference have called for a complete shutdown while the JKLF has urged the people to observe strike for two days against the killing of Jamiat President.5

    In other developments, Home Secretary GK Pillai stated that Indian Government has no proposal as of now to extend talks to Kashmir militant leadership especially to Syed Salahuddin. Further he implied if militants want to join the peace process, they can if they are ready to give up violence.6

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