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Gunmen open fire outside bank, constable injured

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Gunmen fired at and injured a constable outside a bank in Shopian district of Kashmir and decamped with his service rifle, police said.

The gunmen opened fire on a police party guarding Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Kachdoora in Shopian, resulting in injuries to constable Sartaj Ahmad, a police official said.

The ultras decamped with the service rifle of the injured cop, who has been rushed to a hospital.

Security forces have launched an operation to track down the gunmen, the official said.

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First Published: May 29 2015 | 12:42 PM IST

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