SRINAGAR, May 23: Two people were shot dead in occupied Kashmir, where a civilian died in an explosion and a Kashmiri fighter was killed by troops during a clash, police said on Monday. A police spokesman said insurgents had abducted and shot dead two civilians overnight in the southern district of Doda.
“One of the victims was tortured and later shot dead,” the spokesman said. No group claimed responsibility for the two killings. Another civilian died on Sunday when he stepped on a land mine in the Tosha Maidan area of central Budgam district, police said.—AFP