J&K: Civilian succumbs to injuries after being shot by militants in Pulwama
It was not immediately known why the militants targeted the civilian.
![The incident comes just a couple of days after the security forces carried out a major combing operation in the neighbouring Shopian district to flush out militants. (Representational Image) The incident comes just a couple of days after the security forces carried out a major combing operation in the neighbouring Shopian district to flush out militants. (Representational Image)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-j7e8tmnfstab3f3qa6hpl5d842-20170507154939.Medi.jpeg)
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Srinagar: Militants on Saturday night shot dead a civilian in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.
Aijaz Ahmad Malik (27) was shot at and critically injured by militants outside his residence at Arrubugh in Pulwama around 10.30 PM, a police official said.
Malik was rushed to a hospital here for treatment but succumbed to injuries, the official added.
It was not immediately known why the militants targeted the civilian, he said.
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