Militants attack police station in Kupwara district in Kashmir

Militants attacked a police station in Handwara area of Kupwara by resorting to firing and also lobbed a grenade.

Militants on Thursday night attacked a police station in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, but there was no report of any loss of life in the firing.

Indian Army during a gun battle in Pampore in Kashmir. (AP File Photo)

Militants attacked a police station in Handwara area of Kupwara by resorting to firing and also lobbed a grenade, a police officer said.

He said there was retaliatory firing by the police personnel, forcing the militants to flee.

There was no loss of life in the firing, the official said, adding a manhunt has been launched to nab the attackers.