Apple Trader From Punjab Shot Dead By Terrorists In J&K

An apple trader from Punjab was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian today, making it the third killing of a person from outside the state in three days. Charanjeet Singh, 40, was shot dead and his friend Sanjay Churaya was hit by bullets in Shopian’s Trenz area this evening and is critical. They were rushed to the Pulwama district hospital and later referred to a super specialty hospital in Srinagar. The injured man is under treatment; he will undergo surgery for a bullet wound to his chest.

Earlier today, a laborer from Chhattisgarh was killed in Pulwama. Sources said the terrorists have been targeting laborers, who have come to Jammu and Kashmir from outside the state, to create fear among them and disrupt trade. Sethi Kumar Sagar, a resident of Besoli in Chhattisgarh, worked at a brick kiln, news agency Press Trust of India reported. He was walking with another civilian when two terrorists shot him dead, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said.

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