Terrorists killed three policemen after abducting them from Shopian District early September 21 (today), officials said, reports Daily Excelsior.
The slain policemen were abducted nearly three weeks after terrorists had abducted at least people, whose relatives worked in Jammu and Kashmir Police, from various places in south Kashmir on August 30. The relatives were later released. The August 30 abductions happened after the NIA arrested the second son of globally-wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, leader of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). Salahuddin’s son was arrested on charges of receiving secret funds. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ‘commander’ Riyaz Naikoo had purportedly claimed responsibility for the abductions in a 12-minute video, issuing a three-day deadline for the release of all relatives of terrorists who were in police custody.