Sopore: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had linked these civilian killings with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's 'terrorist-for-terrorist' remark, today tweeted: "Another shooting in Sopore! It's going from bad to worse there & yet apologists for this govt & it's CM will tell you things are great in JK (sic)."
Yesterday, suspected terrorists shot dead a poultry dealer, near his shop at Badamibagh in Sopore.
Suspected terrorists shot dead a shopkeeper on Friday night while a government employee, who was an activist of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was killed on Tuesday.
Security agencies say that the acts are being carried out by a splinter group of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man this morning in Sopore in north Kashmir, taking the number of civilian killings by suspected terrorists to six in the last three weeks. Sources say the victim was a former militant.
"Unidentified gunmen today fired at Aijay Ahmad Reshi from close range in Mundji area of Sopore town. He later died of critical bullet injuries," a senior police officer told IANS.
Markets in Sopore were shut down after the news of the killing spread.
Yesterday, suspected terrorists shot dead a poultry dealer, near his shop at Badamibagh in Sopore.
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Security agencies say that the acts are being carried out by a splinter group of Hizbul Mujahideen.
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