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Man shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam

Srinagar | ByPress Trust of India
Mar 29, 2020 08:09 AM IST

At about 8:35 PM, militants fired upon and injured a civilian identified as Mehraj Ahmad Bhat at his residence at Redwani Balla in Qoimoh area of the district in south Kashmir, a police official said.

A man was shot dead Friday by suspected militants in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

An auto-driver was shot by suspected militants in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.(Reuters File Photo)
An auto-driver was shot by suspected militants in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.(Reuters File Photo)

At about 8:35 PM, militants fired upon and injured a civilian identified as Mehraj Ahmad Bhat at his residence at Redwani Balla in Qoimoh area of the district in south Kashmir, a police official said.

He said Bhat, an auto-driver by profession, was rushed to Anantnag hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police have registered a case in this regard, the official said.

TWO SUSPECTED MILITANTS HELD

Security forces on Saturday arrested two suspected militants from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said.

During vehicle checking at Pattan town, police arrested two local militants, identified as Showkat Mir and Showkat Yattoo, they said.

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