J&K: Terrorists fire upon Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper in Shopian
Highlights
- The Kashmiri Pandit has been identified as Sonu Kumar Baljee
- Baljee suffered injuries in his hand and leg
- He was taken to an Army hospital in Srinagar where doctors stated his condition to be stable
Terrorists fired upon a Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper and injured him in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The man, identified as Sonu Kumar Baljee of Chowgam village in Shopian, suffered injuries in his hand and leg. He was taken to an Army hospital in Srinagar where doctors stated his condition to be stable.
Officials said Army and police personnel rushed to the village on receiving the information about the attack on the Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper.
This was the thrid major attack in a day. Earlier one CRPF personnel was martyred and another injured in a militant attack in the Maisuma area. The terrorists opened fire on CRPF personnel at Maisuma, resulting in injuries to two jawans. The injured personnel were rushed to SMHS Hospital. One of them was declared dead on arrival while the other was undergoing treatment.
In the morning, two non-local labourers, hailing from Bihar, were injured in an attack by militants in Pulwama district.
