Man killed in gang war in Srinagar

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 27 : A man was today killed in broad daylight in a gang war in Srinagar city.
Police said that the primary investigation into the killing of a youth identified as Mehran Ali Sheikh in a firing incident at Nawa Kadal area of Srinagar, has revealed that the incident is an act of gang rivalry.
“The preliminary investigations conducted into the matter revealed that the killed youth was a part of 16 Gujjar Gang and was killed following a rivalry between two local gangs in the area. There was rivalry between two local gangs —Downtown Itehad and Gujjar gang in the area and Mehran was part of Gujjar gang”, police said.