Man shot dead by gunmen in J-K's Baramulla

Unidentified gunmen tonight shot dead a man in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.

The gunmen fired upon Arif Maqbool Sofi, a resident of Wahipora Younsoo area of Handwara, at Harwan Bomai in Sopore, a police official said.

The 25-year-old Sofi died on the spot, the official said.

Police have registered a case and investigation has been taken up, the official added.