A policeman was killed and two others were injured as terrorists fired upon a police vehicle near Gallandar on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, police said.
A policeman was killed and two others were injured as terrorists fired upon a police vehicle near Gallandar on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, police said.
The gunmen fired upon the police vehicle near Gallandar in Pampore area of the city, a police official said.
He said in the firing, three policemen suffered injuries.
The injured cops were taken to a hospital where one of them - Constable Tanveer Ahmad - died, the official said.
He said the other two policemen are being treated upon.
A case has been registered and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the official said.
The attack comes on day when Army Chief General Bipin Rawat spoke extensively about the military operations in the Valley.
The Governor's rule in the state is unlikely to have any impact on ongoing military operations, the Army chief had said.
Operations in the Valley would continue as earlier, Rawat told reporters on the sidelines of an event.
"Operations were being carried out earlier as well. Then we saw a phase of suspension of operations because we wanted people to get a chance to offer their prayers during Ramzan without any kind of problem. Despite that, terrorists continued with their activity, which is why the suspension of operations was cancelled," he said.
Action that was being taken earlier would continue, Rawat asserted.
Referring to the imposition of Governor's rule in the state after the BJP pulled out of its alliance with the PDP, he said, "We don't think there will be any impact. We don't have an kind of political interference." There has, he said, never been any kind of restriction on the force on how it should conduct its work.
The security forces have very strict rules of engagement and "take action" in accordance with them, Rawat said.
The ceasefire announced by the Centre for the month of Ramzan was revoked on Sunday. Aurangzeb, an Army jawan, was killed by terrorists and journalist Shujaat Bukhari was shot dead two days ahead of Eid.
Today, Jammu and Kashmir was placed under Governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as chief minister.
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