Three militants involved in Srinagar army convoy attack identified

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police identified three militants believed to be involved in the deadly attack on an Army convoy in Hyderpora area of the city that left eight soldiers dead and over a dozen others injured. The posters of the three militants, one of whom is a Pakistani, have been circulated as investigations have revealed their involvement in the attack on 23 June, a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived for a visit to the state, Deputy Inspector General of Police SA Mujtaba said.[caption id=“attachment_979295” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] An Indian soldier guards a military truck that came under militant attack in Srinagar. PTI[/caption] “Anyone who provides information about these wanted persons would be suitably rewarded,” the posters in Urdu, with the photographs of militants, read. On 24 June, Hizbul Mujahideen militants targeted an Army convoy at Hyderpora bypass, killing eight soldiers and injuring 16 others. Mujtaba said police has got some evidence and leads about the involvement of these militants in the incident. “That is why we have circulated these posters in the area,” he said. The top cop said while two of the militants were local Kashmiris hailing from Awantipora in Pulwama district and Panthachowk in Srinagar, the third militant was a Pakistani national. According to the poster, the militants have been identified as Irshad Ahmad Ganaie, Sajad Ahmad Bhat (both locals) and Qasim. PTI