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Unidentified gunmen open fire, injuring a civilian in Shopian

Unidentified gunmen shot and injured a civilian in Chadran Ahgam in Shopian on Wednesday, who has been identified as Farooq Ahmed Sheikh.

Unidentified gunmen open fire, injure civilian in Shopian
Unidentified gunmen open fire, injure civilian in Shopian
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Published : Jun 1, 2022, 9:29 PM IST

Updated : Jun 1, 2022, 10:38 PM IST

Shopian: Unidentified gunmen shot and injured a civilian in Chadran Ahgam in South Kashmir's Shopian on Wednesday. The civilian has been identified as Farooq Ahmed Sheikh. He was injured on his leg and has been shifted to hospital, said Kashmir Zone police. They further stated that his condition is stable.

  • #Terrorist fired upon one #civilian Farooq Ahmad Sheikh in Chidren, Keegam area of #Shopian. He got injury in leg & has been shifted to hospital. His condition is stated to be stable.@JmuKmrPolice

    — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 1, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

According to sources, unidentified gunmen called out a resident of Chadran Kegam outside his house and shot him at close range, injuring him. The family members rushed him to Pulwama District Hospital with the help of locals where he is undergoing treatment. Farooq works as a labourer in cold storage in Pulwama's Lasipura. Police and security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation immediately after the attack on Farooq.

(More details awaited)

Shopian: Unidentified gunmen shot and injured a civilian in Chadran Ahgam in South Kashmir's Shopian on Wednesday. The civilian has been identified as Farooq Ahmed Sheikh. He was injured on his leg and has been shifted to hospital, said Kashmir Zone police. They further stated that his condition is stable.

  • #Terrorist fired upon one #civilian Farooq Ahmad Sheikh in Chidren, Keegam area of #Shopian. He got injury in leg & has been shifted to hospital. His condition is stated to be stable.@JmuKmrPolice

    — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 1, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

According to sources, unidentified gunmen called out a resident of Chadran Kegam outside his house and shot him at close range, injuring him. The family members rushed him to Pulwama District Hospital with the help of locals where he is undergoing treatment. Farooq works as a labourer in cold storage in Pulwama's Lasipura. Police and security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation immediately after the attack on Farooq.

(More details awaited)

Last Updated : Jun 1, 2022, 10:38 PM IST

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