Terrorists fire upon Police vehicle in Srinagar’s Zewan; 2 dead, 12 injured

The bus, carrying 25 police personnel, got here below hearth from terrorists in Zewan in Pantha Chowk space this night. At the least 14 personnel of the ninth battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police sustained accidents within the assault. The injured have been evacuated to varied hospitals the place two of them died.

Among the many injured personnel, ASI Ghulam Hassan and SgCT Safique Ali succumbed to their accidents and attained martyrdom,whereas situation of different injured personnel is said to be secure, the police stated.

“Police has registered a case on this regard below related sections of legislation and officers proceed to work to ascertain the circumstances which result in this terror crime. Space has been cordoned off and search within the space is happening,” they added.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) stated, “PM Narendra Modi has sought particulars on the phobia assault in Jammu and Kashmir. He has additionally expressed condolences to the households of these safety personnel who’ve been martyred within the assault.”

The assault comes days after two cops have been killed in a terror assault on a police celebration in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, evoking widespread condemnation from numerous political events.

The 2 policemen have been injured within the firing and have been admitted to a hospital, the place they died.

The assault additionally comes on the shut heels of the latest spate of focused assaults on migrant staff and members of the minority communities in Kashmir.

No terrorist outfit has to date claimed accountability for the firing on the police bus which got here on the twentieth anniversary of the assault on the Parliament constructing within the nationwide capital by the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist outfit.

On December 13 in 2001, terrorists attacked the Parliament complicated and opened hearth, killing 9 folks. All 5 terrorists have been shot useless.