Militants Shoot Dead Civilian in Kashmir's Pulwama

Srinagar: Militants on Saturday shot dead a civilian in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.

Aijaz Ahmad Malik (27) was shot at and critically injured by militants outside his residence at Arrubugh in Pulwama around 10.30 PM, a police official said.

Malik was rushed to a hospital here for treatment but succumbed to injuries, the official added.

It was not immediately known why the militants targeted the civilian, he said.