The police on Friday released the pictures of three local militants, belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen and involved in the abduction and killing of Army officer Lt. Ummer Fayaz.
The posters pasted in Shopian district, where the killing took place, identified the militants as Ishafaq Thokar, Gayas-ul-Islam, both residents of Padderpora, and Abbas Bhat, a resident of Mantribuch. All of them are believed to be active in Shopian district.
“Any person providing information regarding the criminals will be suitably rewarded and his identity will be kept secret,” reads the poster issued by the Shopian police.
The police have already registered a case in the Army officer’s killing under Sector 302 (murder) and 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The deceased, Lt. Fayaz, a resident of Kulgam, was abducted on Tuesday night from a wedding function in adjacent Shopian district. On Wednesday morning, the bullet-ridden body of the officer was found on a roadside.
