Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) Militants shot at and injured a non-local carpenter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday, police said.

The injured Mohammad Akram (40) sustained a bullet injury at a round 9.10 pm. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then shifted to SMHS Hospital here, an official said.

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Akram is a native of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. He stays at Arihal in Pulwama, the official said.

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