J&K cop shot at by terrorist in Pulwama, succumbs in hospital

The attack took place a day after a Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead by terrorists in the Valley's Budgam district.

Updated on: May 13, 2022, 10:54:30 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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A constable of the Jammu and Kashmir Police succumbed to his injuries after being shot at by a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Friday. “Injured Police Constable Reyaz Ahmed Thakor succumbed to his injuries at hospital & attained #martyrdom. We pay rich #tributes to the #martyr & stand by his family at this crucial juncture," the Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.

A Special Police Officer of the J&K Police was shot at by a terrorist in J&K's Pulwama on Friday (Representative Image)

After being shot at, the constable was rushed to Army's 92 base hospital in the city but succumbed to injuries.

Meanwhile, a massive crowd gathered for the last rites of Rahul Bhat, a government employee belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community, who was killed by two terrorists inside his office in central Kashmir's Budgam district, on Thursday.

The incident took place in the afternoon when terrorists entered the tehsil office in Chadoora town and opened fire at Bhat. The 45-year-old, who was employed as a clerk, was rushed to Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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Leaders and political parties of the Valley condemned the killing which, according to news agency PTI, was claimed by a little-known outfit, the ‘Kashmir Tigers’.

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