India's home minister says three suspected militants killed in a gunfight in Kashmir were responsible for a massacre earlier this year

India’s home minister Amit Shah said the three men were Pakistani nationals and were killed in a joint operation by the military, paramilitary and police.

India has said its security forces killed three militants who shot dead 26 civilians near a tourist town in Indian-administered Kashmir in April, triggering a brief military conflict with Pakistan. Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament the men had been killed by Indian forces near the disputed region's main city Srinagar on Monday.