Government employee shot dead in targeted attack in Kashmir's Rajouri
Srinagar/IBNS: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a government employee in another targeted attack in Jammu and Kashmir this evening.
The official Mohammad Razaq was shot dead soon after he came out of a mosque in the Shadra Sharief area of Rajouri. He died of his injuries after he was taken to a hospital.
The 40-year-old was an employee in the social welfare department.
Security personnel rushed to the spot and launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists.
This comes close on the heels of two non-locals being shot dead in Anantnag and Herpora districts respectively.
A migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in a targeted attack in Anantnag district on Wednesday just a week after the killing of a resident of Dehradun in south Kashmir's Herpora.
While such attacks have decreased in frequency this year because of the crackdown on terrorism, the latest killing comes at a time when campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections is approaching its peak in Anantnag, which will vote on May 7.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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