J&K: Civilian shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov 11: A civilian, who worked as a salesman at a shop owned by a Kashmiri Pandit, was shot dead by Terrorists at Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday. This was the second such attack on a civilian in the city this week after constable Tawseef Ahmad Wani, 29, was killed in Srinagar's Batamaloo region on Sunday.

The victim was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, 45, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, a resident of Astengoo area in Bandipora. He was working as a salesman for Kashmiri pandit businessman Roshan Lal Mawa, who had established his business in 2018 in the old city of the Valley.

The officials said Khan was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed.

He worked as a salesman in the nearby Maharajgung, they said.

The officials said security forces have cordoned off the area to trace the attackers.

Khan's killing was the second attack by the militants in the city in the past 24 hours. A policeman was shot dead in the Batamaloo area on Sunday evening.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah condemned the killing of the civilian.

"The dastardly killing of Ibrahim is reprehensible & I unreservedly condemn it. Unfortunately Ibrahim is the latest in a series of targeted killings in the valley, especially Srinagar. May Allah grant him place in Jannat," Omar tweeted.