Scores of residents on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in Udhampur district of Jammu region against the “targeted killing” of a man by militants in Anantnag district of Kashmir division on Monday night.

Deepu Kumar, a resident of Udhampur, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne youths from a close range at around 8:30 pm near Janglat Mandi in Anantnag town when he had gone to buy groceries. The slain was working at a private circus mela at an amusement park in Anantnag.