Excelsior Correspondent

Kupwara: Family members and relatives of Special police officer (SP0)  Mohammad Yousaf bhajad, who was martyred in Kupwara encounter, have appealed to the youth to excel in academics and live a peaceful live.

The mourners who had come to attend the funeral said their patience is waning,

One of the mourners said their policy now is :” Live and let Live

Late Mohammad Yousaf is survived by his wife and five childrens, among them elder  one has passed MBA  from Chandigarh

Two policemen, three soldiers and five militants suspected to have recently crossed the Line of Control were killed in a gunbattle in a forest in Kupwara district that started a day earlier, officials said on Wednesday.