Mohammad Ibrahim Khan was shot at by terrorists in Srinagar. He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.\u00a0 He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.<\/p>\n
The previous day, on Sunday, a 29-year-old policeman was shot dead in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar.<\/p>\n
The death of -year-old local resident of Srinagar was on Monday shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir in the second attack on civilians in the last 24 hours. The victim, identified as Mohd Ibrahim Khan, a resident of Bandipora, was raced to a hospital after being shot, but he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n
In a statement, police said, \u201cPreliminary investigation has revealed that terrorists had fired upon one civilian identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Khan son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan resident of Astengoo Bandipora at Borikadal area of Srinagar. In this terror incident, he had sustained critical gunshot injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for the treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n
A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated. \u201cInvestigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the circumstances which lead to this terror crime. The area has been cordoned off and searches in the area are going on,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
Kashmir has been witnessing a frightening rise in civilian deaths for the last month. With Khan\u2019s death today, the total number of civilians killed in the valley stands at fifteen. On Sunday, a policeman was shot dead by terrorists in the Batamaloo area of the city. He was identified as Constable Tausif Ahmad.<\/p>\n