Militants shot dead a trader, identified as Abdul Majeed Shah (39) at Babagund in Handwara area of Kupwara District in Jammu and Kashmir on May 27 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon Abdul Majeed Shah outside his home. He was critically injured and later succumbed on the way to hospital. Soon after the incident, Security Forces (SFs) reached the village and launched a hunt against the militants responsible for the killing.
Rising Kashmiradds that, according to sources, Shah was a former militant presently doing fruit business. “He was affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen had surrendered long back”, a senior Police officer said.