NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Terrorists shot dead a civilian in the old city area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. In a separate incident, assistant police sub-inspector Mohammad Ashraf was shot at in the sub-district hospital in Bijbehara of Anantnag district when terrorists fired indiscriminately in the hospital complex. The police officer later succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
The deceased civilian was identified as Rouf Ahmad of Nawakadal. The Kashmir Zone Police said Ashraf had been shifted to Srinagar-based hospital for treatment and the area was cordoned off.
Taking to Twitter, police said, “Terrorists fired indiscriminately and critically injured a police personnel, ASI Mohd Ashraf of PS Bijbehara, #Anantnag.” They further said Ahmad was rushed to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital where he was declared dead. An investigation was underway.
(Manas Dasgupta)
