A body of a civilian was found near the site of Monday’s gunfight site in Badoora village of Achabal in this south Kashmir district on Tuesday.
A JeM militant and an Army officer were killed while twoother soldiers, including an officer, were injured in the daylong gunfight inthe village on Monday. The body of Nasir Ahmad Mir, 20, son of Fayaz Ahmad Mirof Check Achabal was found by the people near the encounter site this morning.
“A woman potted his body in the paddy fields around akilometer away from Monday’s gun-fight site. He had received bullet in hisshoulder and had suffered heavy blood loss,” locals told Greater Kashmir.
The doctors confirmed that Nasir had died due to excessiveblood loss.
Police, later reached at the spot and took the body forpost-mortem and other legal formalities. “He was probably hit by a stray bulletduring an exchange of fire,” said a police official adding they areinvestigating the matter.
Nasir, according to locals was a first-year student atDegree College Anantnag. His body was later handed over to his family for lastrites.
People in large numbers participated in his funeral.
Amid protests and clashes a shutdown was also observed inAchabal areas.