Srinagar, Apr 8 (PTI) Terrorists shot at and injured a non-local person in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday, officials said.

At about 9 pm, terrorists fired upon and injured Dilranjeet Singh, a resident of Uttarakhand's Dehradun, in the Herpora area of the south Kashmir district, they said.

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Singh was rushed to the Shopian district hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Srinagar, the officials said.

They added that the injured man's condition is stated to be stable.

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Police have cordoned off the area where Singh was shot at and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the officials said.

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