2 VDGs shot dead in Kishtwar

Jammu, Nov 7: Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) were shot dead by terrorists in the higher reaches of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said.

Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar, both residents of Ohli, Kuntwara, had gone to graze their cattle in Munzla Dhar forest in the Adhwari area, the officials said.

They said Police parties fanned out after the pair of Village Defence Guards (VDGs) failed to return to their homes in the evening.

“We received information that my brother along with Ahmad was abducted and killed by terrorists. They were VDGs and had gone for grazing cattle as usual,” Kumar’s brother Prithvi said.

Kashmir Tigers, an offshoot of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad, has claimed responsibility for the killings.

They also shared what they called the pictures of the bodies of the deceased with their eyes blindfolded.