India News | Prominent Kashmiri Pandit Businessman Shot Dead in Srinagar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Makhan Lal Bindroo, owner of a prominent Srinagar pharmacy, was shot dead by suspected militants on Tuesday inside his business premises at Iqbal Park here, police said.
Srinagar, Oct 5 (PTI) Makhan Lal Bindroo, owner of a prominent Srinagar pharmacy, was shot dead by suspected militants on Tuesday inside his business premises at Iqbal Park here, police said.
Bindroo, 68, was shot by the assailants from point-blank range while he was at his pharmacy dispensing medicines, a police official said.
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He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
A Kashmir Pandit, Bindroo was one of the few among his community who did not migrate out of Kashmir after the onset of militancy in 1990.
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He stayed back along with his wife to continue operating his pharmacy Bindroo Medicate.
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