SRINAGAR: A civilian was injured after militants targeted the security forces in Vesu area of Anantnag in south Kashmir, police said.
Police said that a civilian Meenu Arif, who works with a construction company in Banihal, was hit after militants missed the target and hit his car. Arif, a resident of Bakshiabad area of Anantnag, according to the police, said that he was on way to Banihal when unknown militants fired upon the two forces’ vehicles moving ahead of his car at 5 am today. “The fire missed the target and hit his car and he was injured in the back,” police said.
He said that Arif was shifted to SMHS hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. “About 20 empty cases of AK ammunition have been recovered from the spot. A case has been registered and investigation has been taken up,” added the spokesman.
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