Kashmir unrest: Police officer shot dead by suspected militants in Anantnag

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the state police, shot by militants on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag town, succumbed to his injuries, police said. [caption id=“attachment_3950021” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] “The ASI was immediately shifted to the district hospital in Anantnag. Doctors there referred him to Srinagar for specialised treatment,” a police officer said. He succumbed to critical bullet injuries in a Srinagar hospital, the officer added. The militants on Monday shot at and critically injured the junior level police officer. He was shot at from close range, a police official said. The area where the shooting took place was cordoned off for searches.