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Srinagar hospital shootout: ‘Pained’ at cops’ killing, says Mehbooba

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that she was “pained” to hear about the death of two “brave”…

Srinagar hospital shootout: ‘Pained’ at cops’ killing, says Mehbooba

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (Photo: Facebook)

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that she was “pained” to hear about the death of two “brave” policemen in Srinagar’s hospital attack on Tuesday.

Mufti took to Twitter saying, “My heart goes out to their families and loved ones”.

Earlier in the day, a Pakistani terrorist aided by two other terrorists escaped from police custody after opening fire at police personnel inside the Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar.

Hanzula, who was arrested last year in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, was brought to the hospital for a medical checkup along along with five other militants.

The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abu Hanzula alias Naveed Jaat snatched the rifle of a Jammu and Kashmir policeman and opened indiscriminate firing at the cops.

The two cops who got injured in the incident later succumbed to their injuries. They have been identified as Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad and Babar Ahmad.

The area has been cordoned off and search operations have been launched. Vehicles moving in the city are being searched to trace the escaped LeT militant.

 

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