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| 2 police cops killed as militants carry out attack in Pulwama, yet another injured in Pampore | | Assailant held by cops, CRPF personnel | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Mar 3: Militants carried out two separate attacks in South Kashmir's Pulwama district today leading to the killing of two police personnel while as the third one was seriously injured and has been admitted in the hospital in a critical condition.
Reports reaching here said that some unidentified militants appeared in the Pulwama main market and fired upon a police vehicle that was stationed on the Court Road in the town.
The firing led to serious injuries to two police personnel who were standing near the vehicle at the time of the incident.
The seriously injured police personnel identified as Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan Mir resident of Vedpora-Pulwama and Mukhtar Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Hassan Wani resident of Syedwari-Qazigund succumbed to their injuries.
While one among them was pronounced brought dead at the hospital the other one succumbed to his injuries in a Srinagar hospital, reports said.
The firing incident led to panic in the area with people running towards safer places. Some of the shopkeepers in the town left open their shops while ensuring their own security and safety.
The traffic movement was also affected in the main market and the situation turned normal only after some hours in the late afternoon.
"Today some unknown militants fired upon a Police vehicle near court complex Pulwama falling under the jurisdiction of Police station Pulwama. In this incident two SPOs (driver and attendant) got critically injured. They later succumbed.
They were identified as Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan Mir resident of Vedpora-Pulwama and Mukhtar Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Hassan Wani resident of Syedwari-Qazigund," said a police spokesman.
The spokesman said that immediately after incident senior officers including IGP Kashmir Abdul Gani Mir visited Pulwama.
He said a wreath laying ceremony was held at DPL Pulwama to pay homage to the departed SPOs. He added that Farooq is survived by his aged mother and father, two brothers, sister, wife and a son while Mukhtar is survived by his widow mother, brother, wife and an infant daughter of two months.
Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has reportedly claimed the responsibility for the Pulwama attack on police personnel.
Meanwhile, Special Police Officer Bhupinder Singh (belt No. 277/AWP) of Special Operations Group (SOG) was injured after being hit with a sharp edged knife in the saffron rich Pampore town in Pulwama district.
Sources said that SPO Bhupinder was on way to attend nature's call in the New Bus Stand, Drangbal on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the Saffron town of Pampore around 11:30 am, when a youth carrying a kit bag overpowered him and tried to slit his throat with a sharp edged knife.
While the cop suffered serious injuries in neck in the surprise attack, the assailant made an abortive bid to snatch his rifle before fleeing.
"The CRPF and police cops, who were deployed on the highway, noticed the youth.
They fired shots in air before grabbing the youth. The injured cop, who hails from Dhar Basholi in Kathua, was removed to sub-district hospital Pampore for treatment. However, the doctors there referred him to SKIMS Soura for specialized treatment," said sources.
The assailant arrested by the police has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Khan of Tral. Police said that he is a close relative of Abid Khan, Hizbul Mujahideen's divisional commander. |
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