38-year-old man shot at in Handwara

SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Wednesday shot at a 38-year-old man in Beigh area of Kralgund Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

A police officer said that the suspected militants barged inside the house of Ali Mohammad Beigh (38) son of Habibullah Beigh at around 8:20 PM and fired upon him.

Ali Mohammad suffered serious bullet wounds and was shifted to a nearby primary health center from where he was referred to district hospital Handwara in critical conditions.

Soon after the incident, the officer said that a joint team of Police, SOG and Army launched searches to nab the assailants.