Srinagar: The five militants killed in an overnight gunfight with the government forces in Chogam, Qazigund encounter have been identified but their affiliations are yet to be ascertained.
The slain were identified:
(1) Gulzar Ahmad Padder resident of Pombai , Kulgam (HM)
(2) Faizal Rather resident of Yamrach Kulgam.
(3) Zahid Ahmad Mir resident of Okay Kulgam.
(4) Masroor Bhat resident of Fatehpura, Anantnag
(5) Zahoor S/o Abdul Rahman resident of DH Pora , Noorabad , Kulgam.