Mentally disabled man shot dead by Army sentry in J-K
Srinagar, Nov 3 : A mentally disabled man was allegedly shot dead by an Army sentry in the early hours of Saturday when he ignored his warnings and walked towards an Army camp in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
A security guard at the Army camp shot at Rayees Ahmad Wani at 3 am, they said. Police said they have taken cognisance of the killing and a probe into the matter is underway.
Army and defence officials said they were ascertaining the circumstances which led to Wani's death. According to sources, Wani had crossed the perimeter fencing and was walking towards the camp wall when the sentry challenged him.
When Wani failed to pay heed to his verbal warning, the soldier fired in the air in a vain attempt to desist him, the sources said, adding that the sentry then shot at him, leading to his death.
Meanwhile, family members of the deceased staged a dharna, demanding action against the security guard responsible for Wani's death.
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Congress releases 2nd list of 37 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Thursday released its second list of 37 candidates for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls.
The Congress has fielded T O Mohanan from the Kannur Assembly seat, from where veteran leader K Sudhakaran was seeking the party ticket.
Sudhakaran is the Congress MP from the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.
Among the other candidates named in the Congress's second list are K Neelakandan from Uduma, Sandeep Varier from Trikaripur, Rajeevan Kappachery from Kalliasseri and Chandran Thillenkeri from Mattannur.
T P Shaji has been fielded from Pattambi, P Harigovindan from Shornur and Ajay Mohan from Kunnamkulam.
The Congress released its first list of 55 candidates for the Kerala polls on Tuesday.
The opposition party has now declared candidates for all the 92 seats it is contesting in the southern state.
Despite indications of interest from senior leaders, no MP has been fielded for the Kerala Assembly election.
