Srinagar; 16 Oct 2021 (UMMN): Two non-Kashmiris were shot dead in Srinagar and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.
Arvind Kumar Sah (30), a resident of the Banka area in Bihar was shot in in Srinagar, and Saghir Ahmad, a carpenter hailing from Uttar Pradesh was shot in Pulwama district, a police official said.
Former chief minister and national Conference leader Omar Abdullah condemned the killings.
"Strongly condemn the killing of street vendor Arvind Kumar in a terror attack in Srinagar today. This is yet another case of a civilian being targeted like this. All Arvind Kumar did was come to Srinagar in search of earning opportunities & it's reprehensible that he was murdered," Omar tweeted.
People's Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone termed the attacks as cowardly.
"This is pure terror. Yet again a non-local vendor shot and killed in Idgah. What a shame. How cowardly can it get," Lone tweeted.
Identity of the killers and their motives have yet to be established by the state police.
