Srinagar: An elderly man who was hit by a tear-gas shell on his head succumbed at Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) today, hospital sources said.

Ghulam Muhammad Khan, 75,  was hit by a tear-gas shell when he was standing outside his house at Ellahi Bagh, Soura on 2 November.

Khan was on ventilator in SKIMS hospital since he was hit by the shell.