Man shot dead at Lal Chowk

A moneylender with a Rs 32 lakh cheque in his pocket was shot dead by an unknown gunman on Monday in Srinagar, ostensibly because of the prejudice against the profession to which he belonged. HT reports.

A moneylender with a Rs 32 lakh cheque in his pocket was shot dead by an unknown gunman on Monday in Srinagar, ostensibly because of the prejudice against the profession to which he belonged.

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The man, identified as Mohammad Afzal Khan, lived in Neharpora village, about 50 km north of Srinagar, and ran a grocery shop in the town.

He was shot in the head at around 2:20 pm outside the Press Enclave in Lal Chowk. Eyewitnesses said a person in a black shirt shot Khan.

"Investigations reveal he had no political links. A cheque for R32 lakh was found in his pocket," the police said