Salesperson Shot Dead by Terrorists in Srinagar a Day After a Cop's Killing

The incident happened a day after a police officer was killed by terrorists in Srinagar.

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A day after a police officer was killed by terrorists in Srinagar, a man, reportedly working at a shop owned by a Kashmiri Pandit, was shot dead on Monday, 8 November, by terrorists in the Bohri Kadal area of old Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir.

The man, identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, worked as a salesperson in the shop, which was reopened in 2019 after 29 years, and was a resident of Bandipora, NDTV reported. He was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition but was declared dead.

The Jammu & Kashmir Police registered a case under the relevant sections and also cordoned off the crime scene, ANI reported.

Omar Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, condemned the incident in a tweet.

"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," he said.

Background

Earlier on Sunday, a constable was killed by militants outside his residence in Batamaloo area of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources identified the constable as Tausif Ahmad. “He sustained grievous bullet injuries and was shifted to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries,” a police spokesperson said on the condition of anonymity, as per Hindustan Times.

On Friday, 5 November, militants had reportedly opened fire at security forces at SKIMS Medical College Hospital in the Bemina region of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.

Home Minister Amit Shah had visited Kashmir earlier in October, which was his first visit since the abrogation of Article 370.

(With inputs from NDTV & ANI.)