Militants attack security picket in J-K’s Pulwama district, injure cop

Militants fired upon a joint checking party of police and CRPF in Hall area of Rajpura in Pulwama, a police official said.

Militants attacked a mobile security picket in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening, injuring a policeman.

Representative photo. A constable was injured when militants attacked a naka in J-K’s Pulwama district on Jan. 24, 2017. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

Militants fired upon a joint ‘naka’ (checking) party of police and CRPF in Hall area of Rajpura in Pulwama, a police official said.

He said a police constable, Firdous Ahmad, was injured in the attack.

The injured cop has been shifted to a hospital and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the official said.