Islamic rebels killed three paramilitary policemen in an attack on a patrol in Indian Kashmir's main city today, police said.
A paramilitary soldier was killed in a separate attack in the main city of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir state's summer capital.
The banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohamed said it carried out both attacks. It is one of two groups India blames for a raid on its parliament last December that triggered a military standoff between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.
A May raid on an Indian army camp in Kashmir stoked already high tensions, bringing the two sides close to war in June.
The latest attacks came as a new coalition favouring talks with militants and other separatists prepares to take power in the state after an election, raising hopes of peace.
