SRINAGAR: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday evening killed a shopkeeper at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Official sources said that unidentified gunmen fired at a 35-year-old shopkeeper, identified as Mohammad Ayoub, near his residence in Tral in Pulwama late on Thursday evening. “Ayoub was critically injured in the attack,” they said, adding the wounded was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
They said the gunmen managed to escape under the cover of darkness. “Security forces have been rushed to the area and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers,” they added. (AGENCIES)