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Suspected militants shot dead a Territorial Army jawan, who was home on leave, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Thursday, 6 June, officials said.
A critically injured Beg was rushed to the district hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Beg was posted at neighbouring Shopian district and was attached with 34 Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles. According to ANI, Beg was unarmed when he was killed. He was on a 12-day leave from 4 June to celebrate Eid with his family.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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