Jammu: The three terrorists, who were involved in abduction and killing of 22-year-old Lieutenant Umer Fayaz in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday.
"Persons involved in killing of Lt Ummer Fayaz (in month of May) identified and we are on their trail," General officer Commanding (GoC) 15 Corps Lt Gen JS Sandhu told ANI.
He further added, "The number of protests in Valley and people participating in it are reducing. People are fed up with agitations and want their lives to go on normally."
"We have been fighting terrorism for 27 years but are confident of making major dent and bringing things under control to great extent," he said on the issue of terrorism.
On May 11 this year, a bullet-riddled body of Lieutenant Fayaz was found in Shopian district of south Kashmir hours after he was abducted by militants from a wedding procession.
Lieutenant Umer Fayaz, who hailed from the troubled region of Kulgam district, was posted with 2 Rajputana Rifles and had applied for leave to attend a cousin's wedding in Shopian.
The autopsy report showed marks on his body, indicating that the officer had resisted the suspected militants who had abducted him.
He was fired at from a close range, and the bullets had hit his head and stomach or chest region.
Locals said two masked men entered the house at 8 last night. The men asked Lt Fayaz, who was unarmed, to accompany them, and warned the family not to inform the police.
The killing caused anger among locals who demanded that the men responsible be identified and punished.
