Constable gunned down by terrorists in Srinagar
Unarmed Ghulam Hassan Dar was targeted when he was on the way to police control room, where he worked as a driver
SRINAGAR: An unarmed policeman, Ghulam Hassan Dar, who was shot at by terrorists near Ali Jan Road in Zoonimar area of Srinagar on Saturday morning, succumbed to his injuries.
According to Jammu and Kashmir Police, the constable succumbed to his injuries at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar’s Soura. His condition was critical since he was taken to the hospital.
The incident comes amid a series of targeted attacks on cops across Kashmir.
“Wreath laying ceremony held for #martyr Ct Gh Hassan at DPL Srinagar. Police officers led by IGP Kashmir including DIG CKR, SSP Srinagar, SSP PCR and other officials paid rich tributes...” tweeted Kashmir Zone Police later on Saturday.
The incident had taken place when Dar was on the way to the police control room, where he was posted as a driver.
A resident of the Eidgah neighbourhood of Srinagar, Dar was unarmed when terrorists intercepted him near Zonimar bridge. “Terrorists fired upon unarmed policeman constable Ghulam Hassan Dar near Ali Jan
Road, Zoonimar area of Srinagar, resulting in critical injuries to the official. The injured has been shifted to a hospital,” a police spokesperson had said.
Immediately after the attack, a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force cordoned the area to trace and apprehend the terrorists. The relatives of the constable held a protest at the spot of the attack.
“He was working as a driver in the police and employed in 2003,” said Dar’s brother.
“I don’t know why they targeted him, as he never harmed any person. These attacks will never get them freedom.”
Last month, a head constable and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Railway Protection
Force (RPF) were killed in an attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama.
In February, a police inspector Sheikh Firdous was shot at by unidentified gunmen in Batamaloo Srinagar. In January, an ASI Shabir Ahmad was shot at by the terrorists while he was coming back from mosque at Amishijipora Shopian.
J&K police constable hurt in accidental firing
A policeman was injured in an accidental firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday, an official said.
Constable Muzaffar Ahmad, posted in Khag area of the Central Kashmir district, received an injury on his left foot as his rifle triggered accidentally while on duty, the official said.
He said Ahmad was shifted to a hospital in Khag, where his condition was stated to be stable.
Soldier shoots self dead in Jammu
An armyman allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp here on Saturday, officials said.
The soldier, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, was on sentry duty at Jourian camp on the outskirts of Jammu when he shot himself in the head, they said. The motive behind his taking the extreme step was not known immediately, they said.
The inquest proceedings have been initiated in the incident, officials said.
(With inputs from PTI)