Another Municipal Councilor who was earlier injured in an alleged militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to three.
Quoting unnamed officials, GNS reported that the deceased councilor identified as Shams-ud-Din Peer was admitted in SMHS Hospital Srinagar, however succumbed to his injuries on intervening Monday and Tuesday.
Earlier two persons including a Municipal Councilor namely Reyaz Ahmad and a policeman (SPO) Shafqat Nazir Khan were killed as militants fired “indiscriminately upon the Municipal Councilors near Lone Building opposite SDH Sopore”, on Monday afternoon. (GNS)