Srinagar, September 28: Displaying bravery, members of a family killed a militant, injured another and seized two AK rifles from them during a scuffle at their home in Shahdra Sharief area here, police said on Monday.
Three armed militants barged into the house of Noor Ahmed in Rajouri district, about 195-kms from here, at around 21:30 hours yesterday, Senior Superintendent of Police Shafkat Wattali said.
When the family members did not respond to their knocking, the militants broke into the house and started beating the head of the family and opened fire in which one person was injured, he said. Seeing this, Ahmed’s son Aijaz rushed with an axe and hit one of the militants injuring him.
Gathering courage other family members pounced on another militant and killed him with sticks and sharp-edged weapons.
Two militants, including the injured, however, managed to escape leaving behind their weapons, the SSP said.
Police and security forces reached the spot soon after the incident and search operations were launched to track down the militants, whose identity was being ascertained.
—Agencies