Mohammad Rajab (55) received bullet wounds in one of his legs when the gunmen opened fire outside a bank at Shaheedi Garden in Pulwama town, 32 kilometers from here, this afternoon, a police spokesman said, adding that he was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The gunmen fled the scene taking advantage of the panic which followed the shooting. A hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the spokesman said.
It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen had come to the town to loot the bank.