Poonch: Three men were found dead under suspicious circumstances on Friday near the site of an ambush by militants on two Indian Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district that left five army personnel dead and two injured the previous day, PTI reported quoting officials.
The deceased were among the eight people reportedly picked up by the Army for questioning in connection with Thursday’s attack at Dhatyar Morh, between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz, under the jurisdiction of the Surankote police station, officials told PTI.
The report further said Safeer Hussain, 43, Mohammad Showket, 27, and Shabir Ahmad, 32, all residents of Topa Peer village of Bufliaz, died under mysterious circumstances but the cause of their death was not known immediately.
Poonch Deputy Commissioner Choudhary Mohammad Yasin and Senior Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar reached Bufliaz following the reports of the deaths of the three men while Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar also reached Surankote, the officials told the news agency.
Three to four heavily-armed militants targeted a Maruti Gypsy and a truck of the Army late Thursday afternoon, killing the five Indian army personnel and injuring two.
Mobile Internet services were abruptly suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early on December 23 as security forces intensified their extensive search operation.
