Srinagar, November 17: Terrorists killed a youth by slitting his throat in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district hours after his abduction on Saturday. This is the second incident in which a teenager has been killed by terrorists in the last 36 hours in south Kashmir. The deceased was identified as Huzaif Ashraf alias Raja Kandur. His body was found in Hermain village.
Huzaif, along with Shahid Ganaie and Farooq Thokar, was kidnapped by terrorists from a bakery shop in Sadpora Payeen village. According to reports, Ganaie and Thakor were freed after questioning, while Huzaif was taken to Hermain village where his throat was slit in a brutal manner. Huzaif was from neighbouring Manzgam in Kulgam district. Jammu And Kashmir May Come Under President's Rule at Expiry of Governor's Rule.
An investigation has been initiated to know why the three were abducted and one of them was killed. According to the police, the youths had no political links. On Friday, a teenager, Nadeem Manzoor, who was also abducted from Shopian, was killed in neighbouring Pulwama district. Manzoor was reportedly executed on suspicion of being an informer for security forces. General Bipin Rawat's Stern Warning to Misguided Kashmiri Youth; Says 'Return to Normal Life or Get Neutralised'.
The video of Manzoor's killing went viral on the social media, drawing sharp reactions from netizens and political parties alike. "Another dastardly killing of a young man, and this time the terrorists slit his throat. This barbarism has no place in our society. No struggle, no matter how lofty the claims to justify it, can condone this inhuman behaviour," former chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.
According to the family, Manzoor was summoned by terrorists on Thursday, following which he went to meet them on their own. Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir kill people suspected of being police informers to warn others against helping security forces.
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