A civilian died of bullet wounds in south Kashmir’s Shopian amid contrasting claims by the security forces and the locals. Meanwhile, a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
According to the police, militants fired upon a joint patrol party of CRPF’s 182 Battalion and the police’s special operation group (SOG) of Pulwama near the bridge connecting Litter Pulwama with Turkwangam, Shopian.
“During an exchange of fire between terrorists and our joint team, one civilian got injured. He was referred to district hospital, Pulwama for treatment where he succumbed to injuries,” a police spokesman said.
