Terrorists on Monday shot dead a Territorial Army soldier in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, who was visiting his village to attend his son's funeral, police said.
The ultras barged into the house of Mukhtar Ahmad Malik at Churath in Kulgam and shot at him from a close range, a police official said.
The official said Malik, a soldier in the Territorial Army, died on the spot.
"Lance Naik Mukhtar Ahmad was on leave in Kulgam to perform last rites and to grieve untimely demise of his son in accident a few days ago. We stand in solidarity with martyr's family and assure full support at this hour of grief and in future," Indian Army said in a statement.
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