SRINAGAR: Militants on Tuesday night shot at and injured a Congress worker in Bandipora district of Kashmir, police said.
The ultras shot Baahir Ahmad Shiekh (40) inside his residence at Ashtengoo at around 7.30 pm, a police official said.
He said Shiekh was rushed to a local hospital where the doctors referred him to a hospital here for specialised treatment. Meanwhile, Security forces opened fire at two places in south Kashmir after noticing suspicious movement of people, police said.
Security force personnel fired several rounds in the air at Jablipora in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district after noticing some suspicious movement of people in an orchard, a police official said.
However, no casualty was reported in the incident, he said. In another incident, security forces fired a few rounds after a three-wheeler ignored a signal to stop during checking at a mobile checkpoint in Lassipora of Pulwama district, the official said.
He said while the three-wheeler sped away, security forces have cordoned off the area and launched search operations.