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Policeman, civilian shot at, injured by militants in Anantnag, Pulwama
Special Police Officer Turag Singh on traffic duty in Khanabal Chowk area of Anantnag was fired upon by unidentified militants, leaving him injured, a police official said.
A policeman and a civilian were shot at and injured by militants in Anantnag and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir on March 31, the police said.
According to a police official, Special Police Officer Turag Singh on traffic duty in Khanabal Chowk area of Anantnag was fired upon by unidentified militants, leaving him injured, a police official said.
The injured policeman was rushed to a nearby hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Srinagar for better treatment, he said. In Pulwama district, a civilian — identified as Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Machpuna Pulwama, but presently staying in Chanapora area of the city — was shot at and injured by militants near Murran Chowk area, the official said.
Mr. Mir was rushed to a hospital and his condition was stated to be critical, he said.
On March 29, militants killed a special police officer was killed and injured his wife in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. In another incident that day, militants fired upon a man at Chancer in Kulgam district. He was hit by a bullet in the leg and was admitted to a local hospital.
