Militants Abduct, Gun Down Teen Sisters in India

Two men believed to Lashkar e Taiba militants abducted and killed two teenage girls late Monday night in Kashmir, India. Authorities say the girls were taken from their father’s house in the town of Sopore, which is located about 35 miles north of Srinagar. Their bodies were found a short distance from the house.

“Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants barged into the house of Ghulam Nabi Dar late Monday night and dragged his two daughters, Akhtar and Arifa, out of their house before gunning them down," a senior police officer told the AFP.

The suspects have reportedly been identified and a manhunt is underway. The motive for the killings is unclear. The girls were 15 and 19-years-old.

 Lashkar e Taiba, commonly known as LeT, is a Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist group that has said their main goal is to destroy Hinduism and Judaism. A spokesman for the group has denied they were responsible for the killings.

“The police claim about the involvement of our activists in the killing of the sisters is baseless," the spokesman told reporters by telephone.

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