Militants Shoot Civilian Dead in Kashmir’s Pulwama

It was not immediately known why the militants targeted the civilian.

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India
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File photo of streets of Kashmir under curfew. (Photo: IANS)
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File photo of streets of Kashmir under curfew. (Photo: IANS)
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Militants shot dead a civilian in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Saturday night, police said.

Aijaz Ahmad Malik (27) was shot at and critically injured by militants outside his residence at Arrubugh in Pulwama around 10:30 PM, a police official said.

Malik was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but succumbed to injuries., the official added.

It was not immediately known why the militants targeted the civilian, he said.

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Published: 18 Jun 2017,08:51 AM IST

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