Pulwama: Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead a former militant working as Special Police Officer (SPO) near Muran Chowk in Pulwama district.
The victim identified as Muhammad Ashraf Mir was working as SPO in Jammu and Kashmir police and was also running a hotel and restaurant reportedly in Pulwama.
Reports said that he was on his way towards his home at Machpuan after visiting a family in Dalipora when gunmen fired upon him.
He was shifted to District Hospital Pulwama where he succumbed to his injuries.
Doctors treating him said that the victim had received three bullets, one in his chest, another in the leg and the third one in the belly.
Meanwhile, Army, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF cordoned off the area and launched a hunt to nab the suspected militants.
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