Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Policeman killed in J&K suicide attack

Image
IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Aug 26 2017 | 9:22 AM IST

One policeman was killed and eight other security personnel injured on Saturday in a suicide attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Militants attacked the district police lines in Pulwama town in the early hours, police sources said.

They lobed grenades and fired at the guard post. Constable Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh was killed.

Heavy firing exchanges were going on.

The exact number of militants who entered the police lines was not immediately known.

--IANS

sq/in

Also Read

First Published: Aug 26 2017 | 9:12 AM IST

Next Story