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Police officer killed in Srinagar terror attack, IED found in Pulwama

The deceased officer has been identified as assistant sub-inspector Mushtaq Ahmad.

Police officer killed in Srinagar terror attack, IED found in Pulwama

Police cordon-off Lal Chowk Srinagar

A police officer was shot dead and two cops were injured in a terrorist attack in Srinagar’s Lal Bazar locality on Tuesday evening.
The deceased officer has been identified as assistant sub-inspector Mushtaq Ahmad.
The Police said Mushtaq Ahmad succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom.
The other two personnel who were injured in the attack are being treated while  further details are awaited.
Terrorists fired upon a police naka party at Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city. In this terror incident, three police personnel got injured and they have been shifted to hospital.  The area has been cordoned, police added.

Meanwhile, troops of Army’s Chinar Corps averted a major terror attack today by recovering an IED comprising of a 5 kg LPG cylinder and  5 kg explosive at Chaudhari Baug Road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama.
The IED was planted on the roadside by terrorists to target convoys of pilgrims and security forces.

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