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Policeman shot dead by militants in J&K
The Hindu
The incident took place in Anantnag
A policeman was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir and three members of The Resistance Front (TRF) were arrested in central Kashmir on Saturday.
A police spokesperson said Head Constable Ali Mohammad Ganie was shot at by the terrorists near his residential house at Hasanpora Tabala area of Bijbehara, Anantnag around 5:30 p.m. “In this terror incident, he had received grievous gunshot injuries. Although the injured police personnel was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries,” the police said.
The deceased was posted at the Kulgam Police Station. “Investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of this terror crime. The area has been cordoned and search in the area is going on,” the police said. This is the second attack on a police personnel in Kashmir in the past 24 hours.