Police on Saturday confirmed killing of a civilian was killed and while another was injured when militants opened fire here in two separate incidents in Srinagar.
Militants also hurled a grenade towards a CRPF bunker in Anantnag district but there was no damage due to the explosion, they said.
In the first incident at about 5.50 PM, militants fired at Majid Ahmad, a resident of Chattabal Srinagar at Karan Nagar, injuring him critically, a police official said.
Ahmad was taken to the nearby SMHS hospital, where he succumbed to injuries during treatment.
At about 8 PM, militants shot at and injured another person, identified as Mohammad Shafi Dar, at SD Colony Batamaloo here.
Dar received critical gunshot injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, the official said, adding they have registered cases in the twin incidents and investigations have been launched.
In Anantnag, militants hurled a grenade towards 40 Battalion CRPF bunker at K P Road in the south Kashmir district at 6:50 PM, another police official said.
He said the grenade missed the target and exploded nearby without causing any loss.
(With PTI Inputrs)
