Srinagar: A policeman was shot at by militants near his residence at Bandzoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening.
“Today at about 1910hrs, Pulwama Police received information about a terror crime incident at Bandzoo area of Pulwama where terrorists had fired upon a Police personnel. Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached at the terror crime spot, ” a police spokesman said while identifying the injured cop as Mushtaq Ahmad Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohammad Wagay of Bandzoo.
“In this terror incident, he received gunshot injuries and was immediately shifted to hospital for the treatment, ” said the police spokesman.
“Police has registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. Investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the circumstances which lead to this terror crime. Area has been cordoned off and search in the area is going on”.