Unknown militants shot at and critically wounded an elected village representative in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. He was affiliated to Opposition National Conference (NC) and had survived a similar attack a year ago.
Sources said that pistol-borne attackers waylaid Mohammad Yaqoob Malla at the general bus stand in Shopian town and attempted to kill him. He was hit by a bullet and fell down instantly, witnesses said.
Malla, a panch elected from Pehlipora village was immediately shifted to Srinagar for treatment. He was affiliated to NC and had been attacked by militants last year also. His brother had been wounded in the previous attack.