A Kashmiri Pandit, on his way to orchard, was shot dead by militants in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. KFF (Kashmir Freedom Fighters) has claimed the responsibility for it.
Puran Krishan was attacked near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir district, they said, adding that doctors declared Krishan brought dead after he was shifted to Shopian hospital.
The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the assailants, they added.
As per the initial investigation, eyewitnesses say that there was only one person who had targetted Krishnan and was in front of him, police said. Talking about the incident, DIG Sujit Kumar said, "A Kashmiri Pandit Puran ji has been murdered. We are working on it (the case). We won't say anything for sure about it, yet. A guard was present here."
"We are ascertaining the reason, he had gone out on his scooter & had returned on it. He wasn't alone, they were 2 people. If the incident occurred in presence of the guard who was deployed here, action will cover not only him but all concerned officers in the area. In the initial investigation, eyewitnesses say that there was only one person who had targetted him and was in front of him. Nobody has spotted anyone else who might be hiding. Things will be clear, give us some time," Sujit Kumar said.
