Jammu: One policeman killed, three others injured after militants open fire at bus in Srinagar

Srinagar: Militants on Friday opened fire on a police bus on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in the Pantha Chowk area, killing a policeman and injuring three others.

The bus carrying personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police came under fire from the militants in the evening. The vehicle was going from Bemina to Zewan, a police official said.

Four policemen were injured in the attack. They were rushed to the army’s 92 base hospital at Badami Bagh cantonment, where head constable Kishan Lal succumbed to his injuries, he said.

The condition of the three others is stable, he said.