A policeman was killed in a brief shootout with a group of militants, affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday.
The police said Senior Constable Amir Hussain Lone from Kupwara was injured “in a brief shootout at Soura area of Srinagar city”. “ He succumbed to his injuries in the hospital later,” the police said.
Inspector General of Police (IGP ), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of the J&K police was following the three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, travelling in a red colour vehicle, when they were engaged in a brief shoot-out.
