The Hindu : `Informers' injected to death in J&K

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`Informers' injected to death in J&K

By Our Staff Reporter

Jammu June 22. In a new twist to militancy in the border areas of Jammu it has been alleged that militants are using poisonous injections to kill civilians whom they see as informers. In the last 24 hours, a man and a woman have been killed in this way in Surankote area of Poonch district sending shock waves in the area.

The militants kidnapped the woman from her house at village Dodi in Surankote tehsil and injected a poisonous substance leading to her death. The woman, Rani Begum, is the wife of Chowdhary Abdul Gani, first cousin of the former PCC (I) president, Choudhary Aslam. Gani was also killed by militants in 1999 and his wife and family migrated to Surankote town. They had returned to their native village in Dodi only few days ago, reports said.

The DIG (Rajouri-Poonch), S.M. Sahai, confirming the incident, said: " Till now we have been approached by the locals. A FIR has been lodged in this connection. But the post-mortem report is awaited."

Firoz Din was also injected to death in Hari area of the same district. Locals said four militants swooped into his house in the early today and injected him with a poison.

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