Police have arrested two persons for their allegedinvolvement in the last month’s killing of a shopkeeper in north Kashmir’sBaramulla district.
A police officer told news agency GNS that Aquib Bashir andAuqib Shalla of Chesti Colony Baramulla were arrested recently and one pistolwas recovered by a team of 46RR, SOG and CRPF on their disclosure from anorchard in their native village.
The duo was involved in the killing of the civilian SameerAhmad Ahanger (25) on June 30, he claimed.
The officer claimed that the duo confessed to the crimeduring interrogation at the JIC where they were shifted soon after the arrest.
Sameer, a shopkeeper by profession was shot at on June 30 atold Town and he succumbed on the next day.