A man was injured after being shot at by unknown gunmen inJablipora village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district onSaturday.
Reports said that the masked gunmen fired upon the manidentified as Abdul Qayoom Pandith son of Ghulam Mohidin Pandith outside hishome at Jablipora.
In the incident, Pandith received a bullet wound in his leg.
A police officer confirmed the incident to news agency GNSand said that Pandith, a contractor by profession was immediately rushed to anearby hospital for treatment.
Sources, however, said that Pandith was later referred toSrinagar hospital for advanced treatment.
Soon after the incident, the government forces launchedsearches in the area to nab the assailants.