Four policemen lost their lives in a terrorist attack on Wednesday in South Kashmir's Shopian district.
According to the police, a police party came under indiscriminate firing by a group of terrorists in the afternoon hours in Shopian's Arhama.
Four policemen sustained severe gunshot wounds and were evacuated to a nearby hospital for immediate medical attention. However, all the four succumbed to their injuries.
The slain policemen were identified as Constable Ishfaq Ahmad Mir, Constable Javaid Ahmad Bhat, Constable Mohammad Iqbal Mir and Special Police Officer (SPO) Adil Manzoor Bhat.
The attack on the police party came hours after two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were gunned down by security forces in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.