4 villagers killed in Kashmir violence

Two of them -- Mohammed Shafi, 50, and Mohammed Nawaz, 30, -- were killed when suspected rebels stormed into two houses in southern Rajouri district late Saturday and shot them dead.

"We are investigating why the two were targeted by militants," a police spokesman said.

Another Muslim villager, a mentally disturbed person was shot dead allegedly by the army as he moved into an ambush laid for the militants.

A villager wounded in a grenade explosion on Saturday in the eastern Gandherbal district died in hospital yesterday, a police spokesman said.