Kashmiri shopkeeper killed by armed men on motorbike.

Killing of a shopkeeper by unidentified militants in Parimpora area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Thursday evening.

No militant outfit has claimed responsibility. It could be due to communications blackout by Indian forces.

65-year-old Ghulam Mohammad was shot dead by bike-borne militants wielding pistol, when he was closing his shop at Parimpora in the evening. A local in the area said that the deceased was a commission-and-forwarding (CnF) agent and was supplying goods to shopkeepers, mostly from north Kashmir.

He was carrying on with his business despite the shutdown. During 2016 unrest also, he never observed shutdown and most probably it became the reason for his killing

A local living nearby

The valley has come to a grinding halt due to restrictions, shutdown and communication blockade since August 5 when New Delhi scrapped Article 370 and reorganized Jammu and Kashmir state into two union territories. Hundreds of people, including former chief minister Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, continue to remain in custody with reports of more arrests by the police pouring in from several areas of Kashmir.

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/national/north-and-central/traders-in-shock-after-shopkeeper-s-killing-in-srinagar-758285.html