Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir

Anti-India protests disrupted the valley when the Indian government forces a top rebel commander was killed by Indian government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city. Reports stated that the dead commander, Saifullah Mir, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen. Acting on the intelligence after being informed about Mir’s presence in Srinagar, Kashmir Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar said that security forces launched an operation on Sunday. A gun battle followed, during which the commander was killed and his suspected associate was captured. Soon after that, anti-India protests broke out in the neighbourhood. Police had to fire tear gas and shotgun pellets to stop stone pelting. The protesters chanted “We want freedom” and “Go India, go back”.