Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Suspected terrorists shot dead a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday night, officials said.
Police said the terrorists fired indiscriminately upon a civilian identified as Javeed Ahmad Malik near his house at Larugam Tral, Awantipora. He was shifted to a hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.
"The area has been cordoned off. Search is going on to nab the terrorists," a police officer said.
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Civilian shot dead by terrorists in J&K
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