A government employee was shot dead allegedly by unidentified gunmen in Sopore town of Baramulla district on Tuesday, police said.
"Some militants opened fire at one Md Altaf Sheikh at Bus Stand in Sopore. He died on the spot," a
police spokesperson said. The victim used to work as a pharmacist in the health department of J&K, he added. A case has been registered and investigation is on, police said, adding that, the motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained.