Militants barge into house and shoot woman dead in Tral

Majid Jahangir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, October 22

Suspected militants shot dead a woman and injured another in south Kashmir’s Tral sub district on Sunday afternoon.

Police blamed the attack on the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group and said militants barged inside a house in Seer Tral and fired at the two women.

“Yasmeena, daughter of Ghulam Rasool Bhat, resident of Khonmoh was killed and another Ruby, was injured. She was shifted to hospital,” police said.

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A search operation was launched to nab the militants involved in the attack.

“Initial investigation hinted that Jaish is behind the attack. We are trying to ascertain the reasons for the killing,” SSP Awantipora Mohammad Zahid said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan violated ceasefire for the second consecutive day in Uri sector. A porter was killed and a girl was injured in the Pakistan firing on Saturday.