Srinagar, Publish Date: Feb 6 2018
A policeman was killed and another wounded after a militant attacked a police party accompanying a group of detenues at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday.
DIG Central Kashmir Ghulam Hassan Bhat told Greater Kashmir that a militant opened fire on a police party accompanying a group of around seven detenues for medical check-up at the hospital.
“Two policemen were injured in the attack. One of them succumbed while the other one is being treated at the hospital,” he said.
Bhat said that one of the detenues, identified as militant Naveed Jat alias Abu Hanzullah from Pakistan, who was arrested in 2014, managed to flee.
He said that red alert has been sounded in Srinagar and the area cordoned off to nab him and the assailant.
The deceased policeman was identified as constable Mushtaq Ahmad .
