An open fire by the force personnel left a student hurt; Gunfight left soldier dead; Army waiting for Omar’s response on AFSPA; One BSF personnel shot dead; Bomb blast near Northern Command Headquarters; Panchayat candidate shot; Police held 5 Hizb milita
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    • According to reports, in the Kupawara district, a student was injured when force personnel opened fire at him though officials said that student was wounded in an accidental fire. According to the locals force personnel fired upon Ishfaq Ahmad Ganai, a class 12th student.1 In another incident, a soldier was killed when militants opened fire on a search party in the frontier district of Kupwara. Militants opened fire at the soldiers near Dursa holab.2

    Reports noted that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is still yet to give a response on the recommendation given by the Army on the applicability of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).3

    In an exchange of fire with Pakistani troops in Jammu sector along the International Border a paramilitary BSF man was killed. The patrolling party of BSF along the international border in Budhwar area of Suchelgarh was fired by Pakistani snipers.4 While, a car bomb blast happened near Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur and arrested a government official for assisting Lashkar-e-Toiba militant to execute the task.5

    In other developments, unidentified gunmen in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district shot at a Sarpanch candidiate who got injured in it. The pistol borne gunmen fled the scene after shooting Chopan from very close range.6 While, five Hizbul Mujahideen militants who were allegedly involved in a series of grenade attacks on forces and recruiting school boys for militant activities in Pattan area were arrested by armed forces. The militants were arrested during an investigation into gunshots heard in Pattan.7

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