Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) block president Mohammed Ismail Wani was shot at by suspected terrorist in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district, reported Times Now.
Initial report suggests that the terrorist fired at the 60-year-old Ismail from a very close range near Thajiwara in Bijbehara at 5.45 pm. According to the report, the NC leader received gunshot wounds and he has been shifted to a hospital in Srinagar for further treatment, where the doctors have described him in critical condition.
Police have registered a case in this regard. Officers from the local police unit are at the spot and are investigating the circumstances which led to this incident.
Former Chief Minister of the state and NC president Omar Abdullah has also tweeted about the attack on Mohammad Ismail.
