Srinagar: Suspected militants today shot dead a shopkeeper in Sopore, the third such killing within the span of a week in the north Kashmir town.
According to police, unidentified gunmen shot at and critically injured Mehrajuddin Dar, a poultry dealer, near his shop at Badamibagh in Sopore town, 52-km from Srinagar.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, they added.
This is the third killing in Sopore town in the last seven days with security agencies saying that the acts are being carried out by a splinter group of Hizbul Mujahideen.
According to police, unidentified gunmen shot at and critically injured Mehrajuddin Dar, a poultry dealer, near his shop at Badamibagh in Sopore town, 52-km from Srinagar.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, they added.
This is the third killing in Sopore town in the last seven days with security agencies saying that the acts are being carried out by a splinter group of Hizbul Mujahideen.
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