KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
J&K Police issued a statement on late Friday night detailing the suspected militant attack on a police picket guarding a minority family in South Kashmir’s Shopian.
The statement is being reproduced here verbatim
Some militants this evening fired upon the guard posted at a minority picket in Jamnagri, Shopian. The alert policemen retaliated the fire. During this incident, three persons including two constables received injuries.
The injured have been identified as Ct Nazir Ahmad No. 588/Spn, Ct Zahoor Ahmad No. 616/Spn and Puran Krishan Koul son of Badrinath resident of Jamnagri Shopian.
The injured were rushed to District Hospital Shopian. Among them Ct Nazir Ahmad succumbed to his injuries.
Ct Zahoor Ahmad and Puran Krishan have been referred to 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar for further treatment.
Puran Krishan has got injury on his thigh and Ct Zahoor Ahmad has got injury in his leg. Both are stable.
