ANANTNAG: Suspected militants on Sunday evening shot dead a policeman in Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Reports reaching news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that a head constable, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Akbar Dar of Hiller Bahai, was at home when gunmen opened fire on him, leaving him critically injured.
A police officer confirmed the incident and said that the constable was immediately rushed to nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off to the nab the attackers.