Two non-local workers injured in suspected militant attack in Srinagar

Two non-local labourers were fired upon by militants this evening at Srinagar-Budgam-Pulwama Border. Both have been shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment.

Srinagar: Some suspected militants fired upon two non-locals, identified as Najamul-Islam and Anikul-Islam, both residents of West Bengal, in the Suthsoo Kalan area of Nowgam of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday evening at around 7.50 pm. "Two non-local labourers were fired upon by militants this evening at Srinagar-Budgam-Pulwama Border. Both have been shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment," a senior police officer said.

Both received gunshot injuries and were immediately shifted to a hospital, a police spokesman said. Police have registered a case and an investigation is in progress, he added. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off and efforts are on to nab the militants.