Circus Employee Shot Dead by Militants in J&K'S Anantnag

Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) A civilian was shot by militants in J&K's Anantnag town on Monday and succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, police said.

The civilian, identified as Deepu, resident of Udhampur of Jammu division, was working as a private circus in an amusement park, near Janglat Mandi in Anantnag town.

"He later succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital," a police official said, adding that a case has been registered and investigation is on to trace the assailants.