Kulgam: All India Forward Block state president had a close shave with death when unidentified gunmen fired at his house on Tuesday night at Akhran area of South Kashmirs Kulgam district. The security guards of AIFB leader Asif Jeelani retaliated and fired some shots in air , causing panic in the area.
The bullets hit the windowpanes of my room while my security guards too fired in the air which forced assailants to flee from the spot, Asif said.
A police team from Mirbazar police chowki visited the spot soon after the incident and registered a case in this regard. DySP Shabir Ahmed said that police recovered some bullets from the spot during inspection. We have registered a case and investigation is going on, he said.
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