New Delhi: Amid the violent protest that erupted in parts of Srinagar after Yasin Malik was awarded life imprisonment by a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, a woman television actor was shot dead by terrorists in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Identified as Amrin Bhatt has been killed in a terrorist attack while her nephew was injured.
“At about 8 pm, terrorists fired upon a woman, identified as Amreen, near her residence at Hushroo in the Chadoora area of the district,” an official said.
Jammu & Kashmir TV artist Amreen Bhat lost her life today. Terrorists fired upon one Amreen Bhat at her residence in Chadoora, Budgam today: J&K Police
(Pic Source: Amreen Bhat’s Instagram account) pic.twitter.com/d218Cs8UMW
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According to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, at around 7.55 pm on Wednesday night, terrorists opened fire on a woman, a resident of Hushroo Chadoora. She was taken to the hospital in an injured condition where doctors declared her brought dead. Her 10-year-old nephew, who was also at home, was shot in the arm.
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The police said that three terrorists of the banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba are involved in the incident. Jammu and Kashmir Police said that a search operation is being conducted by cordoning off the Chadoora area.
An investigation is going on after registering a case. Earlier on Tuesday, the terrorists had targeted the constable in which his 9-year-old daughter was injured.