Srinagar, Oct 07 (KNS): A police officer, heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Rajbagh, was today killed in a brief encounter at Gund Dachin area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir.
Deputy Inspector General of Police North Kashmir range, Gareeb Das told KNS that a special police team from Rajbagh, Srinagar, were chasing militants in a car in the area after receiving inputs about their movement.
As the team reached Gund Dachin, they opened fire at the militants, who were also travelling in another vehicle.
Das said that the militants retaliated the police fire and a brief shootout began.
“In the shootout, Altaf Ahmad, a sub inspector, was critically wounded. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment where from he was removed to Army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar,” the DIG said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Altaf later succumbed to injuries in the military hospital, he said.
The slain police officer headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) Rajbagh, Srinagar to investigate the militancy related cases, he said.
Reportedly, the militants fled from the spot.
However, the DIG said that police and army are continuing their search operations in the area.
Over the reports that LeT Commander Abu Qasim was also among the militants who fled, the DIG said that they do not have specific inputs about Qasim, but “may be” he was also with the militants who fired at police. (KNS)