Militants on Friday shot dead two political workers and injured another by firing at them from a close range in Karfali Mohalla area of the city, two days ahead of polling for first phase of elections for urban local bodies in Kashmir.
The gunmen fired at the three persons at Karfali Mohalla, resulting in the death of two of them and injuries to another.
“Two people have been killed, they had some political background. We are ascertaining more details,” said SSP, Srinagar, Imtiaz Ismail Parray.
The two succumbed to their injuries in a hospital.
More details awaited.
