Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- - Unknown gunmen on Monday evening fired upon a youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, in Nildoora village of South Kashmir's Shopian district.

Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo son of Abdul Rasheed Naikoo in the native Nildora village, leaving him critically injured. He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment wherefrom he was shifted to Srinagar hospital for specialized treatment owing to "critical injuries", reported news agency GNS.

A senior police officer said that Naikoo works in Rural Development Department.

Meanwhile a team of Police reached the spot and has started investigation in this regard, the official sources said.

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