Ultras shoot at Congress leader in Kashmir

Armed militants barged into the house of a senior Congress leader in Pulwama district of south Kashmir this evening and opened fire at him but he escaped unhurt as his personal security officer shot back killing one of the ultras and leaving another injured.
    
A group of about four heavily armed militants intruded into the house of district Congress president Pulwama Abdul Gani Dar at Rohama, 40 km from here around 8.10 pm, police said.
    
The militants shot at Dar but his personal security officer returned the fire killing one militant on the spot while another was injured, they said.
    
Police reinforcements and security forces have reached the spot and launched combing operations to nab the other militants.