Militants kill two civilians in J&K

Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Militants killed two civilians on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.

Ghulam Hassan and his nephew, Bashir Ahmed were abducted from Shahgund village of Hajin area on Friday night.

"The bullet-ridden bodies of the victims were found near a mosque in Shahgund village on Saturday morning," police sources said.

Security forces killed one militant in an ongoing gunfight in Srinagar's densely populated Chatabal area on Saturday, police said.

Following a tip-off about the presence of militants in the area, security forces including state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel surrounded Gasi Mohalla.

"One holed-up militant is still engaged in the gunfight with the security forces," police sources added.

A CRPF officer has been injured and internet services were suspended across the Srinagar district.