Guerrillas barge into house, kill one in Kashmir

Separatist guerrillas barged into a house and shot dead a youth in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday.

Separatist guerrillas barged into a house and shot dead a youth in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday.

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The incident took place in Keller village of Pulwama district, 40 km from here, in south Kashmir late Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

Guerrillas barged into the house of 24-year-old Manzoor Ahmed Dar and opened fire, killing him on the spot, he said.

"Militants opened fire from a close range at Manzoor who succumbed before he could be taken to hospital," the officer added.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killing.