Srinagar: Suspected terrorists shot at a police constable in Bemina area of the city here on Saturday, officials said.
The injured policeman has been rushed to a nearby hospital after the attack, they said.
“Constable Mohammad Hafiz Chad was fired upon by terrorists at Hamdaniya Colony in Bemina locality,” the officials said. Hafiz is a resident of Karnah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district but presently lives in Bemina, they said.
In a post on X, a police spokesman said: “Terrorists fired upon & injured one police personnel namely Mohammad Hafiz Chad S/O Gh Hassan Chad R/O Bemina at Hamdaniya colony Bemina. He has been shifted to hospital for treatment. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow.”
The attack comes just a day after a police inspector injured in a terrorist strike in October this year succumbed at a hospital in New Delhi.
On Friday, ADGP Law and Order, Vijay Kumar said that their priority is to prevent attacks on policemen in the city.
To prevent such attacks, he said that there are a number of standard operating procedures (SOPs) already laid down for the police personnel and they would be strictly followed.
