Jammu & Kashmir: Unknown Gunmen Shot Dead Physically Challenged Man In Pulwama

Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar, confirming the killing, said that the man identified as Azad Ahmad Dar son of Abdullah Dar was shot death at his home at Kangan area of Pulwama.

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Srinagar: A 40-year-old physically challenged man was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on late Saturday evening. Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar, confirming the killing, said that the man identified as Azad Ahmad Dar son of Abdullah Dar was shot death at his home at Kangan area of Pulwama. He was taken to the hospital but was declared brought dead. It is however not known as to why he was targeted, but Police have said that the investigation regarding the same has been launched. Even Additional Police teams have reached the spot and an operation has been launched to nab the attackers. Meanwhile on Friday, two terror associates of proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit were arrested in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, Police had said. According to police, both these terror associates have been involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to the JeM terrorists as well as in transporting of arms and ammunition of the terrorists in Tral and Awantipora areas. The arrested terror associates have been identified as Reyaz Ahmad Bhat, resident of Amirabad, Tral and Mohd Umer Tantray, resident of Aripal, Tral. Incriminating material including explosives has been recovered from them. Police have registered an FIR and investigations are underway. In another incident, two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were killed while another was injured after terrorists fired upon a police party at the Nowgam Byepass in Srinagar on Friday. "Terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the police party injuring three personnel. They (policemen) were shifted to a hospital for treatment where two succumbed to their injuries." the Police said. The police had cordoned off the area. The incident came just a day ahead of Independence Day when security was on high alert across the Kashmir Valley.