Net shut, Doda on edge after man shot dead by cops in cattle smuggling stakeout

Jammu and Kashmir administration suspended mobile internet services in Doda district after tensions escalated following a police encounter.

Thirty-year-old Arif Hussain was shot dead during a Special Operations Group (SOG) stakeout on cattle smuggling on Jai valley road near Bhaderwah.

Three SOG personnel were injured in the scuffle; Hussain and the injured were taken to hospital where he was declared dead.

Locals protested the death, and local outfit Anjuman-e-Islamia called for a shutdown in Bhaderwah and adjoining areas.

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed concern over the killing and internet shutdown, urging swift investigation and accountability.