Jammu & Kashmir: 5 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter; 5 protesters die

Kashmir University suspended classes for two days from Monday as a precautionary measure and postponed exams that were to be held

Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists including its top commander Saddam Padder and a fresh recruit, an assistant professor from the Kashmir University, were killed in an encounter on Sunday in militancy-infested Shopian area in south Kashmir even as five civilians died during clashes between protesters and security forces near the encounter site, the police said.

The five slain terrorists were identified as Saddam Hussain Padder, Bilal Ahmad Mohand, Adil Ahmed Malik, Tauseed Ahmad Sheikh and Mohammed Rafi Bhat, a PhD scholar and an assistant professor in the Kashmir University, they said.

Padder, who hailed from Heff in Shopian region, was active since September