Militants murder civilian in J&K

A civilian has been murdered by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.

Three-to-four militants had forced their entry into the house of Muhammad Yaqoob Wagay in the Hajin area late on Thursday.

They slit the throat of Wagay, a butcher by profession. He died immediately, a police officer said.

A case has been registered.

--IANS

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