Hizb militant found in hospital

An injured Hizbul Mujahideen militant was found in a Srinagar hospital and the owner of a car, used for the attack in Shopian, held on Friday.

A police spokesman said the authorities came to know that the Hizb militant, Asif Ashraf, a resident of Shopian’s Krawoora, “has been admitted with a bullet injury at Srinagar’s SKIMS hospital.”

“Preliminary investigation suggests he was injured in the incident at Ahgam on Thursday when militants from a car opened fire on an Army patrol. The police are investigating,” said the spokesman.