Indian troops martyred four Kashmiri youth in Srinagar, which were taken into custody from Astanpora, Rawalpora area of the city, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
The personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) and Special Operations Group made the deceased to stand close to a wall at Astanpora Hyderpora, and jointly gunned down all of them in a fake encounter.
Their dead bodies were brought to the police control room in Srinagar for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, 20 Kashmiri civilians have been illegally arrested by the police in Srinagar on fake charges.