Forest dept official shot dead in J-K's Baramulla

Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants shot dead a Forest Department official tonight in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, police said.

"Terrorists this evening barged inside Tariq Ahmad Malik's house in Zandpal area in Tangmarg and fired upon him," a police spokesman said.

Malik sustained critical injuries and later succumbed, he said.

Police have registered a case and initial investigation establishes the involvement of LeT militant Yousuf Dar alias Kantroo, the spokesman said.