Srinagar: The police on Tuesday said that the primary investigation into the killing of a youth at Nawa Kadal area of Srinagar has revealed that the incident was an act of “gang rivalry”.
“The Preliminary investigations conducted into the matter revealed that the killed youth was a part of 16 Gujjar Gang and was killed following a rivalry between two local gangs in the area. There was rivalry between two local gangs –Downtown Itehad and Gujjar Gang in the area and Mehran was part of Gujjar Gang,” said a police spokesperson.
“Further investigation into the matter is in progress,” he said.
