Jammu and Kashmir: Three unarmed policemen shot dead by militants in Shopian

Srinagar: Militants on Monday shot dead three unarmed policemen, who had gone for investigating a crime in a village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. [caption id=“attachment_2186429” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] “Three policemen - one head constable and two constables - were killed in a militant attack at Ashipora in Shopian district,” a police officer said. He said the slain policemen were unarmed and had gone to the village for investigating a crime when militants opened fire on them. This is second militant attack on policemen within hours in Kashmir Valley. Earlier in the day, ultras shot at and critically injured a police officer in Pattan area of Baramulla district. Sub Inspector Ghulam Mustafa was shot at and injured by two pistol-borne militants in a bus which was on its way to Pattan, a police official said. The driver of the bus drove the bus to a local police post where the cops shifted their injured colleague to hospital, he said. Militants also shot at and injured a person in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district today. Rafiq Ahmad Bhat, a former militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, was shot at and critically injured by gunmen in the town, police said. They said Bhat was rushed to Srinagar for treatment. PTI