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| Police to strengthen its grid to avoid getting killed by militants | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 26: Events that have surfaced in the Kashmir valley in the recent months indicate that policemen are the main targets of the militants.
This evident from the series of strikes on the police post killing over 60 policemen and injuring half a dozen police personnel during the last one year.
To counter it the police have to perform a role akin to then Army being played on the LoC. The police need to prepare in advance to launch counter terrorism offensive which would instill terror among the militants and this is needed to kill militants. If two to three militants are killed in a day by the police the militants would stop hunting them.
Two policemen were killed in attacks on the residence of Hurriyat (M) executive member Fazal Haq Qureshi and a police post near the shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani in the Chrar-e-Shareef area. Unidentified militants late evening shot dead a policeman who was guarding the house of Hurriyat leader at Bilal Colony Soura.
The slain policeman was identified as Farooq Ahmad Yatoo of Chadoora Budgam. After hit by bullets, Farooq was rushed to SKIMS in a critical condition where he succumbed to injuries.
Militants reportedly decamped with the service rifle of the policeman before escaping from the site.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Swayam Prakash Pani, confirmed that the policeman was guarding the Hurriyat leader's house. "Yes he was guarding the house of Hurriyat leader," Pani said. He said that there were no further details about the attack and police was investigating the incident.
"The preliminary investigation is going on," Pani said. Fazal is a patron of People's Political Front, which is a key constituent of Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. |
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