JAMMU, May 11 -- A senior government official was killed and his two staff members were critically injured in Pakistani shelling in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir early Saturday, officials said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, DR Raj Kumar Thapa, and his two staff members were seriously injured when an artillery shell hit his residence in Rajouri town, the officials said.

They were rushed to the Government Medical College. Thapa succumbed to his injuries,while the condition of his staff members is stated to be critical, according to the officials.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited the residence of Dr. Raj Kumar Thapa. Expressing profound grief over the loss, the Chief Minister extended his heartfelt condolences...