Militants shot dead a civilian, who belonged to the minority Kashmiri Pandit community, in central Kashmir’s Budgam on Thursday evening.
According to the police, Rahul Bhat, 35, an employee in Tehsildar office at Chadoora in Budgam, was inside the office premises when at least two gunmen opened fire from a close range.
“Bhat was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” the police said.
