Another civilian abducted, killed by terrorists in J&K

SRINAGAR: A day after killing a civilian in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on charges of being an Army informer, terrorists on Saturday abducted and killed a 19-year-old in Shopian, police said.
"Terrorists Saturday killed a civilian in a brutal act of terror in Shopian district after he was kidnapped earlier in the day from Saidpora area," a police official said.
He said a throat-slit body was found from an orchard area in Hermain village of the south Kashmir district.
The deceased has been identified as Huzaif Ashraf (19), a resident of Manzgam area of the neighbouring Kulgam district.
"Huzaif's body was handed over to his family after completion of the medico-legal formalities," the official said.
He said a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been initiated in the matter.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah too condemned the killing of civilian by suspected terrorists saying "no matter how lofty the claims to justify it, can condone this inhuman behaviour".
"Another dastardly killing of a young man, this time the terrorists slit his throat. This barbarism has no place in our society & no struggle, no matter how lofty the claims to justify it, can condone this inhuman behaviour," Omar posted on Twitter.

Terrorists had abducted and later killed Nadeem Manzoor, a resident of Safanagri area, on Thursday night, police had said.