Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Oct 2: Militants today killed a man and critically injured another in two back-to-back attacks in Srinagar’s Civil Lines area.
The first incident took place at 5:30 pm at Karan Nagar area of Srinagar and the second one came barely two hours after that in adjacent Batamaloo locality.
A police official said that a man identified as Majid Ahmed Gojri son of Abdur Rehman Gojri, a resident of Galwanteng, Chattabal, Srinagar, was shot at from point blank range at Karan Nagar. “He was shifted to nearby SMHS hospital, but was declared brought dead,” he said. He had received three bullets on his chest and one on his face.
The official said that Gojri was close associate of Mehran Ali Sheikh of Nawa Kadal who was also shot dead by militants in July this year. Police had said that he was leader of Gujjar gang and was shot dead by another gang, Downtown Ittihad. However, The Resistance Front (TRF) later claimed the responsibility for his killing.
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A police spokesman said that at 5:30 pm, Srinagar Police received information about an incident near Madina Complex Karan Nagar area of Srinagar where militants had fired on a civilian. “Senior police officers reached the spot”, he said.
“Officers attending the spot learnt that one individual identified as Majid Ahmad Gojri son of Abdul Rehman resident of Chattabal, Srinagar was shot at by the militants near Madina Complex Karan Nagar area of Srinagar,” the spokesman said.
“He had received grievous gunshot injuries in the incident. Although the injured was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital, he, however, succumbed to his injuries”, he said.
Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. “Investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of this incident. Area has been cordoned and search in the area is going on,” he said.
In second incident, militants fired at a 44-year old man Muhammad Shafi Dar son of Abdur Rehman Dar, a resident of Batamaloo area of Srinagar at around 7.30 pm.
“Shafi received bullet wounds in his abdomen and was shifted to SMHS where his condition is stated as critical”, he said. He has a stabbing injury in his chest and a bullet wound in the abdomen.
The area was cordoned off and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the attackers.
Militants lobbed a grenade at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at KP road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district today. However, no damage was reported in the incident.
An official said that militants hurled a grenade towards the CRPF party near Oxford School, KP Road, in Anantnag. “The grenade exploded on the road and no damage was reported in the incident,” he said.
The official said that the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.
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