J&K: 1 protester killed in clashes after 3 LeT militants shot dead in Pulwama

The security forces fired teargas shells and used shotguns to quell stone pelting mobs, critically injuring a youth who later died.

Kashmir mourns deaths in fresh spate of violence

LeT’s commander Junaid Matto, his two associates, Nasir Wani and Adil Mushtaq Mir, were killed in the Friday encounter.

Gen Rawat also said, the army takes care that human rights are not violated while commenting on the latest Arwani encounter.

Meanwhile, the joint separatist leadership has called for complete shutdown in the Valley on Saturday against the killing of two civilians.

The Kashmir Valley is tense again after the death of civilians and reportedly also that of militants in Arwani.