Two civilians shot dead in Kulgam

SRINAGAR:-01 APRIL 20(PTK) Two civilians were killed on  Wednesday late evening after they were shot at by unknown gunmen in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam District.

A police officer told PTK that suspected militants fired upon two persons namely Ghulam Hassan Wagay, son of Wahab Wagay, a retired forest employee and Seeraj Din Ahmad in Nandimarg area of DH Pora area of Kulgam district.

Both suffered severe injuries and were shifted to nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead, he said.

Soon after the incident, the officer said that the search operation has been launched to nab the assailants.

In this connection case under relevant sections of law has been registered. The investigation is in progress, police said, adding that Preliminary investigation says that they were killed by militants(PTK)