One militant and a police officer were killed in two incidents of firing in south Kashmir on Monday.
An official said suspected militants fired from a close range at Inspector Mohammad Ashraf Bhat in Sundpora Kanelwan area of Anantnag district on Monday evening. He died of his injuries in a hospital.
“Bhat was returning home after attending evening prayers in a nearby mosque when was shot at. He was on leave”, the official said.
Bhat was posted in Pulwama's Lethpora area.
Earlier in the day, security forces killed a militant in an operation in south Kashmir’s Shopian.
“One unidentified terrorist was killed in Shopian’s Melhoora area after a gunfight broke out during a search and cordon operation”, a police spokesman said.
The operation in the area was on till late Monday evening. “More militants are believed to be hiding in the area”, the official said.
A CRPF jawan was injured in another attack by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday morning.
An official said the militants opened fire on a joint team of security forces in Gongoo area of Pulwama and the CRPF jawan was injured.
