Youth shot, critically injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

SRINAGAR: A youth was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified men in south Kashmir district of Shopian late Sunday night, a police spokesman said.

The youth Kifayat Bashir Mir, was first kidnapped and then shot at from a close range, leaving him critically wounded.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where his condition is stated to be critical.

A case under section 307 RPC, 7/27 Arms Act has been registered and investigation started, he said.