Policeman and civilian injured in Kashmir militant attack
Srinagar, Jul 3 (IBNS) : A policeman and a civilian were critically injured in a militant shootout in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday.
According to reports, armed militants attacked a police party at a bus stand in Anantnag town, leaving a policeman and a woman seriously injured.
Both have been rushed to a hospital.
The condition of injured policeman, identified as Ghulam Hassan of IRP 16 Battalion, is stated to be critical.
Early on Monday morning, one militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of southern Kashmir.
Police sources said that two militants are still holed up in a building and firing is on from both sides.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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