Srinagar March 22 (IANS) A 20-year-old youth tortured by unidentified gunmen earlier this month in Jammu and Kashmir s Kulgam district died on Thursday in a hospital here police said.
Omais Bhat was abducted from Qaimoh area on March 8.
"The youth had been tortured by the unidentified gunmen with an intention to kill him " police sources said.
"He was found unconscious a few hours after his abduction and was shifted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)."
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