Militants shot dead Kashmiri Pandit in Shopian

Srinagar|Oct, 15: A Kashmiri Pandit was on Saturday shot dead by militants  in the Shopian district of South Kashmir , officials said.
Puran Krishan was attacked near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir district, they said, adding that doctors declared Krishan brought dead after he was shifted to Shopian hospital. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the assailants, they added.
Kashmir Zone Police on it’s twitter handle said that militants fired upon a civilian of minority community identified as Puran Krishan Bhat while he was on way to orchard in Chowdari Gund Shopian, Stating therein further the said civilian was immidiately shifted to hospital for treatment where he succumbed following which the area was cordoned off and seearch in progress.