A Wagno-R vehicle bearing registration number JK03F /7505 with seven people aboard fell in a deep gorge at Sinthan Top in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kokernag.
The slain militants were identified as Adil, Danish and Qasim. The third militant identified as Qasim is believed to be a Pakistani, all belonging to JeM.
Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressed Eid gathering at Eidgah after a gap of eight years as he wasn't allowed by the authorities in the past.