By IANS
Srinagar : A National Conference leader was shot dead Wednesday morning when he was returning after offering prayers at a mosque in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.
Police said Ghulam Nabi Wani, a National Conference councillor in Srinagar’s Khanyar locality, about three km from the city centre Lal Chowk, was killed when suspected separatist guerrillas pumped bullets into him.
“Wani was immediately taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. He had received critical bullet injuries including one in his head,” a police officer said.
The early morning shooting led to tension in the Khanyar neighbourhood. Police and paramilitary forces have surrounded the area and have begun searches, the officer added.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killing.