Lashkar-e-Taiba militants behead youth in Bandipora

Gunmen beheaded a Kashmiri youth after kidnapping him and his father from their home in Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir's north-western district of Baramulla.

The Police said that the body of Manzoor Ahmed Bhat was found without his head on the outskirts of Hajin.

According to the police, the body of 25-year old Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was found in an orchard in Hajin area. On Wednesday night, Mr. Bhat was abducted by LeT militants, who left his father injured with firearm and knife injuries.

"We have identified all the six militants involved in the abduction and later killing of a civilian Muntazir Ahmad Parry and injuring his mother-in-law and two of her children", police spokesman said adding the group was also involved in the killing Manzoor.

Last year, a similar case of slitting of throat by the militants surfaced in Hajin. CM Mehbooba Mufti wrote on Twitter. In a statement, she said that the inhuman way in which the youth was killed is against the social ethos and cultural value system of people of the state.

"The deceased Manzoor Ahmed Bhat, was abducted by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in the early hours of April 5", the spokesperson added. "I'm not surprised", he said.

After successfully eliminating large group of newly recruited local terrorists across South Kashmir districts, the security forces have now set their eyes on North Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Bandipora to flush out foreign terrorists, carving fresh hideouts in the area.

"A joint operation was launched in Juggiyal, Turshan Mohalla, Hyhama and one militant hiding in the area was held", said the police.