Militants shot dead a non-local worker from Uttar Pradesh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday. In separate incident, one infiltrator was killed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara in a two-day long anti-infiltration operation.
“Terrorists fired upon one labourer identified as Mukesh of Uttar Pradesh in Tumchi Nowpora area of Pulwama, who later on succumbed to his injuries,” the police said.
The police said the victim was a resident of Bhatpora, Samadha, Uttar Pradesh. “He was found in an injured condition in the orchard area of Tumchi Nowpora. He was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment where doctors declared him brought dead. Preliminary investigation revealed that the labourer had gone to market for purchasing food items. While on his way back, he was targeted by the terrorists,” the police said.
