Woman among two teachers shot dead in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot dead the principal of a school and a woman teacher in Safa Kadal area of Srinagar, official sources said.

They said the gunmen, suspected to be militants, fired upon the duo — Satinder Kour and Deepak Kour, both residents of Alochibagh — at Safa Kadal, leaving them critically injured.

They were shifted to SKIMS Hospital in Srinagar where they were declared brought dead, the officials.

The latest incident comes a day after three civilians, including owner of Bindroo Medicate, Kashmiri Pandit, were shot dead in Srinagar and Bandipora.