Civilian shot dead by militants in Sopore
Militants Saturday shot dead a civilian in Sopore township of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Srinagar: Militants Saturday shot dead a civilian in Sopore township of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
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Militants fired upon the civilian in Bomai area of Sopore this afternoon, a police official said.
He said the civilian - Hakim-ur-Rehman, a resident of Reshipora Bomai - received critical bullet injuries in the attack.
The injured was evacuated to the nearby hospital for medical attention where he succumbed to injuries, the official said.
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Police have registered a case in this regard and investigation in the instant matter has been initiated, he said. (PTI)