Kashmiri army officer Ummer Fayaz killed in his village; army vows revenge

23-year old Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz was killed off duty, while attending his cousin's wedding

Insurgency-racked Kashmir’s fragile social compact, already under severe stress, could experience further strain after armed militants abducted and murdered a young, off-duty army officer, who was visiting his home in South Kashmir.
 
Army officials say 23-year old Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, the son of a Kashmiri apple farmer from Sursana village in Kulgam District, had taken leave from his unit near Akhnoor, in the Jammu region, to attend his cousin sister’s wedding on Tuesday, in her village near Shopian.
 
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Police sources recount that, while the festivities were in full swing, at about 10 p.m. on