An employee of Rural Development Department (RDD) , who was shot at and critically wounded by suspected militants in south Kashmir district of Shopian Monday evening died in the hospital later, official sources said on Tuesday.
They said suspected militants shot at from very close range Sabzar Ahmad Naiko, an employee of RDD at Neeldora, Shopian last evening.Naiko, who suffered several bullet shots was immediately rushed to local hospital from where he referred to Srinagar in a critical condition. However, he later died, they said. Security forces and police immediately conducted search operation in the area but the militants had managed to escape under the cover of darkness. Police has registered a case under FIR number 244/2020 under section 307,7/27 IPC 18,19,38,20 ULAP act in police station Shopian and taken up investigation