Two civilians were killed in two separate incidents of firing by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Saturday evening. Both the incidents took place within a kilometer radius in just three hours.
The first incident took place when a civilian identified as Abdul Majid Guru, a resident of Chattabal in Srinagar, was fired from a close range at the Karan Nagar area which is not far away from Batamaloo. He succumbed to his injuries even though the SMHS hospital was a stone’s throw away from the place of the crime.
The second incident took place when a 45-year-old power department employee Mohammad Shafi Dar was shot at in Batamaloo. He was taken to hospital with a bullet wound in his abdomen but later succumbed to the injuries. The man was shot at when the otherwise busy Batamaloo market was packing up with many shopkeepers closing their shops and people going homes.
Teams of Jammu and Kashmir Police have rushed to the two spots and examined the scenes of the firings.
A statement issued by the police said they received information about a terror crime incident near Madina Complex, Karan Nagar area of Srinagar where terrorists had fired on a civilian. Police further said he had received grievous gunshot injuries in the terror incident and he was immediately evacuated to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Similarly, police said a terror crime incident was received at SD Colony Batamaloo area of Srinagar where terrorists had fired upon a civilian. “In this terror incident, he has received critical gunshot injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for the treatment of his injuries,” a statement said.
In both cases, police have registered a case and started inquiries.
