Six militants involved in the abduction and killing of young Army officer Ummer Fayaz in Shopian district of Kashmir have been identified, defence sources said on Thursday.
They said the militants are from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen.
A massive manhunt has been launched to catch the militants involved in killing of Fayaz, who was abducted and shot dead by the militants.
Militants kidnapped the unarmed Army officer and murdered him on Tuesday evening, signalling fresh escalation in the spiralling unrest and violence in the Valley.
The deceased officer was posted at Akhnoor in Jammu region.
The officer had gone to attend the wedding of the daughter of his maternal uncle in Batapura area.
