Hamza Burhan, a key suspect in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, was killed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Burhan, a commander of the Al Badr terror group, had been living undercover as a teacher in PoK.
Before the issuance of the proclamation orders, the court had issued open-ended non-bailable warrants against all five, he added.
Two militants of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba were on Tuesday killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces during an overnight operation in Pulwama district of south Kashmir that also left a policeman injured.
A 23-year-old youth was killed allegedly in firing by the security forces during a protest demonstration in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, police said.
An armyman lost his life in the encounter, while another soldier was injured.
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As the security forces were engaged in the counter-militancy operation, over 100 protesters pelted stones on them, an army official said.
'A couple of Pulwamas will bring the two nations to war and it will be limited to J&K itself.'
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