Man kills three persons including mother in Anantnag

Man kills three persons including mother in Anantnag

A man attacked his family members and neighbours with a wooden log killing three persons including his mother and injuring seven others in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said.

While the officials and family members said that the attacker Javed Hassan Rather, a baker by profession in his 30s, appeared to have “lost his mind”, locals suspected him to be under the influence of drugs.

Sub divisional magistrate, Pahalgam, Nasir Ahmad said that Rather went on a rampage for 2 km hitting with a log whosoever came his way in Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in Anantnag in the morning. He said that Rather first assaulted his father and mother as he left home early in the morning.

“In the unfortunate incident, three people have died including the attacker’s mother. Seven others are injured and two of them are seriously injured. The attacker has been arrested,” Ahmad said.

The deceased has been identified as Hafeeza (in her late 50s), Mohammad Amin and Ghulam Nabi, all residents of Ashmuqam, Anantnag.

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