Militants gun down two policemen in Kashmir


Two constables were shot dead by militants at Handwara in the border district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Saturday.

Authoritative sources told The Hindu that two to three militants opened fire on constables Satish and Azad Chand of J&K Armed Police 13th battalion, who were attached to Indian Reserve Police 16th battalion and were on routine law and order duty, at Handwara town at 11.10 am. Both of them sustained critical injuries. They were evacuated and rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.

Sources said that both the constables succumbed to injuries. However, a formal confirmation from police was expected in a while, as senior police officials, including Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Shiv Murari Sahai and DIG North Kashmir, Rajesh Kumar, were reportedly rushing to the spot in Handwara.

This is after a long spell of calm and peace that militants have successfully carried out a strike and gunned down two policemen in Handwara. It was not immediately clear whether the militants have decamped with the service rifles of the constables killed in the attack or the other police officials have seized the weapons.

Source http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/militants-gun-down-two-policemen-in-kashmir/article4468829.ece

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