Militants kill civilian on outskirts of Srinagar

August 30, 2019 01:02 am | Updated 01:02 am IST - Srinagar

Google Maps image locates the Parim Pora locality on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Google Maps image locates the Parim Pora locality on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Militants on August 29 night shot dead a shopkeeper on the outskirts of Srinagar city, officials said. The deceased, identified as Ghulam Mohammed, owned a shop at Parim Pora, they said.

The officials said three youths came on a motorcycle and pumped bullets into the civilian when he was closing his shop.

Security has been strengthened further in the area and police is on the lookout for the killers.

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