Srinagar: Constable killed as militants attack policemen outside mosque in Hyderpora

SRINAGAR: Two policemen --Sajjad Ahmad and Shabbir Ahmad-- were killed in separate attacks by militants in Kashmir in last 24 hours. Unidentified militants fired upon two policemen outside mosque after namaz in Hyderpora, resulting in injuries to both. One of them, Sajjad Ahmad, succumbed to his injuries on Friday. This was the second attack by militants on policemen in the Kashmir valley. Earlier on Thursday, militants shot dead a policeman in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Constable Shabir Ahmad was shot outside his residence at Bogund in Kulgam, a police official said. The cop was rushed to a local hospital but he did not survive. The terrorists, however, managed to escape the scene after firing. A search operation was also launched to track them down. Terror attacks aimed at security forces have increased in the Kashmir Valley, in the recent times. A cordon and search operation was also launched at Arwani village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday after security forces received intelligence inputs about the presence of suspected terrorists in the area. Militants had carried out a series of attacks on security forces on Tuesday in Kashmir, in which 13 jawans were injured and four service rifles looted. The attacks -- four in south and one in north Kashmir -- came in a span of four hours. A grenade was hurled at a CRPF camp at Ladiyar in Tral area of Pulwama district. 10 paramilitary jawans were injured in the attack. In the second attack, the militants opened firing on the security personnel guarding the residence of a retired high court judge at Anchidora in Anantnag district, resulting in injuries to two cops. The third attack took place on a CRPF camp at Padgampora in Pulwama, but no one was hurt in it as the grenade hurled by the militants exploded mid-air. The militants also hurled a grenade at Pulwama police station, resulting in minor injuries to a policeman. Another attack took place near Bomai in North Kashmir's Sopore, but no damage was caused. (With inputs from agencies)