3 "Terrorists" Shot Dead, Say J&K Cops, Families Claim They Were Innocent

Hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police said three terrorists were shot dead on the outskirts of Srinagar, the families of the killed "terrorists" alleged that "innocent" young people including the son of a police officer have been killed in a staged encounter, and passed off as terrorists. One of the dead was a Class 11 student, the family claimed. The encounter was jointly carried out by the police and the army. The police in a statement said all the three were terrorists, but were not listed as terrorists in police records.