Three persons, including a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir since Saturday night, police said.

A militant of Lashkar was killed in an encounter with security forces at Sangan in Ramban district.
One AK rifle, three magazines, 70 rounds and one grenade were recovered from0 the possession of the slain militant, a police spokesman said.

The dead militant has been identified as Mohammad Shafi.

Insurgents shot dead a former colleague, who was released from jail recently. A grenade was hurled at his house in Handwara area of Kupwara district.

Militants shot dead Ghulam Mohammad Mir inside his house at Bhawan village in Handwara area, he said adding Mir’s son-in-law Ghulam Qadir was also injured in the incident.

Mir was recently released from jail after completion of his detention. He was earlier arrested under Public Safety Act. The militants kidnapped and later killed a surrendered militant, Mohammad Yaseen Pacchu, in Trigam village of Banihal in Ramban district, the spokesman said.

Police arrested one militant from Khansaheb area of Budgam district, recovering one AK rifle, three magazines and 22 rounds at his instance.

Security forces also apprehended four overground workers and four suspects from various parts of the state. The army troops apprehended two overground workers at Ludar in Baramulla district. They were identified as Fayaz Ahmed Rather and Ghulam Mohiuddin Ganai, a defence spokesman said.

Four persons — Mohd Jamal Shah, Mohammad Abdullah Bhatt, Ali Mohammad War and Mushtaq Ahmed Dar — all residents of Wodhura village, were apprehended by troops at Chakkigam on Sopore-Kupwara road. They were handed over to Kupwara police station for further investigation.

Militants barged into the house of village defence committee member Nain Singh at Sadha in Kalakote area of Rajouri district and snatched a .303 rifle and 100 rounds from his house.