2 J&K policemen killed in Bandipora

NT Correspondent

Srinagar: Two J&K Policemen were killed in a militant attack in north Kashmir’s Bandipore district on Friday evening. A J&K police spokesman said that militants attacked a police party in the main market of Bandipore on Friday evening, injuring two policemen.

The two injured cops, however, succumbed to injuries, said police. “Both the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries, however, both of them succumbed to their injuries and attained martyrdom,” the spokesman said, adding that the incident happened at 5.15 pm. The slain policemen were identified as Mohammed Sultan and Fayaz Ahmad and had received critical injuries, according to the police. Soon after the incident took place, the security forces reached the spot and the entire area was cordoned off to nab the attackers.

“Investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the circumstances which lead to this terror crime. The area has been cordoned off and searches in the area is going on,” the police said. North Kashmir’s Bandipore district has not seen any major militant attack in the recent past. However, gun battles have taken place in the district.

Kashmir has of late, also witnessed a number of attacks on security attacks. As per police records, over a dozen JK Policemen have been killed in the militant attack this year. Office of J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the incident, saying “we are firmly resolved to avenge this barbaric action by the enemies of peace & determined to completely dismantle the terror ecosystem.”