Army officer found dead in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 10 May 2017 3:59 AM GMT
Army officer found dead in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir
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Army officer found dead in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: The bullet-riddled body of an army officer was found in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday morning, police said.

The body was identified to be of an Army Lieutenant Umar Fayaz.

"The officer had been kidnapped by militants late on Tuesday evening from Kulgam town where he had gone to attend a family function," a police officer said.

An advisory was earlier issued by the state police asking its personnel not to visit ancestral homes, especially in south Kashmir areas till it was withdrawn.

There has been a spike in militant activities in most districts of south Kashmir including, Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam.

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Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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