22-Year-Old Shopkeeper Killed In "Crossfire" In Kashmir, Say Police
NDTV
This is the second civilian death in "cross firing" in last six days in Shopian district.
A shopkeeper was killed in "cross firing" when security forces were chasing a suspect after he jumped a police check post in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, said the police. The J&K police chief termed the killing of 22-year-old a sad incident.
Shoib Ahmad Ganai, the shopkeeper, was critically injured after he received multiple gunshots. He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Ganai is the second civilian killed in "cross firing" in last six days in Shopian district.
Soon after the incident, the family and neighbours held a protest against killing of Ganai. As the men were shouting slogans, women broke down in tears, mourning the death of the shopkeeper at Turkwangam village.
