Sikh store owner shot dead in Srinagar, very first targeted killing of 2024

SRINAGAR: Suspected terrorists of The Resistance Force (TRF) fatally shot a 31-year-old Sikh storekeeper, Amritpal Singh from Punjab, at point-blank variety and injured his buddy in Srinagar city around 7pm Wednesday, authorities validated, marking the very first targeted killing in 2024. This likewise marks the very first attack on non-Kashmiris in J&K this year. Security sources stated Amritpal and his buddy Rohit were on the method to their leased lodging in the largely inhabited Shaheed Gunj area of Srinagar after a vacation in their home town Amritsar when terrorists of TRF, a hidden branch of Pakistan-backed LeT, assaulted them with an AK-47 attack rifle. Amritpal, a dry fruit seller at Habba Kadal in the old city location, passed away immediately, while his 25-year-old pal Rohit suffered severe injuries and was left for medical attention, cops reported. Rohit suffered bullet injuries in the abdominal area and is presently going through treatment at SMHS healthcare facility in Srinagar. Sources highlighted that this attack marks the very first circumstances in several years where an AK-47 was utilized rather of the little guns chosen by militants for their operations in inhabited areas due to their ease of concealment. A manhunt has bee
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