The woman shot dead by terrorists in the Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday has been identified as TV actor and singer Amreen Bhat, police said.

The 35-year-old was shot outside her home around 7.55 pm on Wednesday. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. 

Her 10-year-old nephew also sustained injuries in the incident and was being treated at the hospital. He was reported to be in a stable condition. 

“At around 1955 hrs , terrorists fired upon one lady Amreen Bhat D/o Khazir Mohd Bhat R/o Hushroo Chadoora at her home. She was shifted to hospital in injured condition where doctors declared her dead. Her 10 year old nephew who was also at home received bullet injury on his arm,” the Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted.

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Amreen Bhat used to upload her singing videos on various social media platforms.

Condemning the attack, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah tweeted, “Shocked & deeply saddened by the murderous militant attack on Ambreen Bhat. Sadly Ambreen lost her life in the attack & her nephew was injured. There can be no justification for attacking innocent women & children like this. May Allah grant her place in Jannat.”

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The incident comes a day after an off-duty police constable was shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar. Saifullah Qadri and his nine-year-old daughter were walking outside their house when terrorists fired at them. While Qadri died on spot, the girl was rushed to a hospital. The Resistance Front (TRF), an outfit affiliated with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack.

“Yesterday it was a police constable’s daughter injured in an attack & today this young 10 year old child. How does anyone justify these attacks?” Omar Abdullah tweeted after Wednesday’s incident.