SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Militants in India's Kashmir shot dead a police official near his home, the latest victim of killings that target government officials, teachers and civilians in the disputed region, local officials said on Saturday.
"Body of Farooq Ahmad Mir, a senior police official was found in paddy fields near his home in Pampore town," said a senior police official in Sringar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir state.
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