New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Srinagar: A civilian was shot dead by the Army in north Kashmir's Baramulla after allegedly failing to stop at a security checkpoint, while another civilian in Jammu's Kathua district reportedly died after alleged torture in police custody.

In the Baramulla incident, the deceased was identified as Waseem Ahmad Mir, a resident of Goripora Bomai in Sopore. The Army stated that a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was set up on February 5 following intelligence inputs about terrorist movement. According to the Army, a speeding truck ignored multiple warnings to stop, prompting troops to pursue it for 23 km before firing at its tyres to bring it to a halt at Sangrama Chowk. The injured driver was taken to Government Medica...