location: Saimooh
notes: On 27 May, security forces (assumed police) killed a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander (Sabzar Ahmad Bhat) along with his associate in an encounter in Saimooh village of Tral (Pulwama, J&K). The area had been cordoned off after an encounter the day before. Rioters clashed with state forces at the scene.
target_text: location: Saimooh, fatalities: 2