In other news: All bank branches in far flung areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir temporarily closed; to operate from towns.
This comes after repeated and bloody attacks on banking institutions in Kashmir, which have left several dead.
Militants on Wednesday
robbed two banks in Pulwama district, making away with nearly Rs 5 lakh,
reported news agency ANI. While the first attack took place at a branch
of Ellaquai Dehati Bank in Wahibug village, the other attack happened
at J&K Bank in Nehama Kakapora area. The incidents came a day after
unidentified gunmen robbed Rs 65,000 from another branch of the same
bank in Kulgam district.
Separately, a similar attack took place in Pumai village, near Kulgam
district, on Monday, where four to five members of the Hizbul
Mujahideen, dressed in combat fatigues, intercepted a cash van, killing
five policemen and two private security guards. They also snatched four
rifles from the policemen. The JK Police have identified militant behind
the Kulgam incident and announced Rs 5 lakh cash reward on them.