Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists kill non-local seller in Srinagar
Srinagar: Suspected terrorists on Saturday shot dead a non-local vendor in Eidgah area of old Srinagar city of Kashmir, police sources said.
The deceased person was identified as Arvind Kumar.
He is a native of Bihar.
The street hawker was shot at from point-blank range, the sources told UNI.
He was shifted to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the sources added.
#Breaking: Another Non local killed in Kashmir. Non-local, golgappa seller shot dead by coward terrorists In #Srinagar.#TheYouthPlusNews pic.twitter.com/0xd7vXSXTb
— Jammu & Kashmir News 🇮🇳 (@TheYouthPlus) October 16, 2021
This is the seventh civilian killing in Srinagar this month.
Police are yet to issue any statement on the latest killing.
An hour later, another non-local from Uttar Pradesh was critically wounded in south Kashmir's Pulwama.
They said a non-local Sagir Ahmad was fired upon at a shop in Litter area of Pulwama.
He was rushed to the hospital for treatment where his condition is stated to be critical.
"Terrorists fired upon 2 non-local labourers in Srinagar & Pulwama. Arvind Kumar Shah of Banka, Bihar succumbed to injuries in Srinagar and Sagir Ahmad of UP critically injured in Pulwama. Areas have been cordoned & searches started," police tweeted.
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