J&K: Police officer killed by terrorists

Srinagar: A policeman was killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar today. The policeman was targeted by the terrorists in the city’s Batmaloo area, officials said.

“At 8 pm, terrorists fired upon J&KP constable Tausif Ahmad near his home at SD Colony, Batamaloo,” news agency PTI reported quoting an unnamed officer.

The officer said the constable was critically injured and was taken to SMHS Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The area has been cordoned off, and a hunt has been launched to catch the terrorists.

Search operation in J&K

Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir police have launched a search operation in Jammu for two policemen who were allegedly involved in a gang-war in Jammu on Friday. The policemen, sources say, “illegally” used their service gun “to kill” two people during the gang war. A special investigation team or SIT has been constituted to probe the incident, a senior police officer told NDTV.

The two men were part of a group of four persons who were chased by a rival group which included the two policemen, in Arnia area of Jammu yesterday. The policemen, sources say, opened fire at the group – which was travelling in an SUV – with their service weapon and killed the two men. Two others were injured in the firing, they added.

A police uniform was seen inside the vehicle, officials said. A hockey and machete were also found at the scene of the crime, a police official said.

The incident is said to be one of “rare” occurrences when policemen are accused of being part of gang war in Jammu and also allegedly using their service weapons in the process.

“We will get them soon. One of the accused policeman was already suspended,” Jammu district police chief SSP Chandan Kohli said.

The dead have been identified as Sabir Chowdhary and Arif Chowdhary.