Srinagar, October 16: A non-local vendor was shot dead by militants in the Eidgah area of Srinagar on Saturday evening, police said.

Arvind Kumar, a resident of Bihar, was shot at by the ultras outside a park at Eidgah in the city, a police official said. He said Kumar died on the spot. Jammu and Kashmir: 13 Terrorists Killed in Nine Encounters After Civilian Killings, Says IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.

Kumar's killing comes on a day when police claimed to have gunned down three militants in a span of 24 hours who were involved in last week's killings of members of minority communities in Srinagar.

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