Unknown gunmen shot dead a 56-year old man at Babgund village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday evening.
Sources said that unknown gunmen fired at Abdul Majeed Shahson of Ghulam Hassan Shah at Babagund village, when he was leaving his home forMasjid at around 9 pm.
“Soon after we heard some gun shots, we rushed towards theplace and saw him in a pool of blood. We immediately rushed him to hospital incritical condition,” a local of the area said.
The doctors at the district hospital Handwara declared himbrought dead. “He was brought dead to this medical facility for post-mortem,”said Medical Superintendent HandwaraDrRouf.
Locals said the deceased was a fruit merchant and wasaffiliated with Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front.
When contacted, Sub District Police Officer Handwara TariqMehmood confirmed the incident saying, “unknown gunmen fired at Abdul MajeedShah and injured him critically. On reaching Handwara hospital, doctorsdeclared him brought dead.”
He said the police have taken the cognizance of the matterand started investigation.