The incident occurred in South Kashmir\u2019s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said where at around 1920 hours (militants) fired wildly upon a Police party at Poshwan area of DH Pora in district Kulgam where 2 police personnel were killed and two other personnel got injured,\u201d said a police spokesman said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary investigation reveals that a group of (militants) fired upon a police party headed by SHO PS DH Pora who were busy in managing the traffic at Adijan Crossing while on their way back after providing safe passage to Ab Majid Padar (PP) up to his residence,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n
In this episode, three police personnel sustained gunshot injuries and were evacuated to hospital for medical treatment while constable Nisar Ahmad Wagay (Belt No. 652\/IR 17th) succumbed to his injuries, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is pertinent to mention that taking undue advantage of huge traffic jam and presence of a large number of civilians, the (militants) fired indiscriminately upon the SHO and his escort party and managed to escape from the spot,\u201d the spokesman said, continuing, \u201cHowever, to avoid collateral damage in view of huge rush, the police party exercised maximum restraint. Both the injured personnel are stable and have been discharged from hospital after medical treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that the Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. \u201cInvestigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the circumstances which lead to the incident,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cArea has been cordoned off, and search in the area is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack.<\/p>\n
Manoj Sinha said in a tweet, \u201cI strongly condemn the cowardly attack on the security forces in Kulgam in which our brave police jawan, Nisar Ah Wagay attained martyrdom. (militants) will never succeed in their nefarious designs, those responsible for such heinous acts shall be brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of the policeman in this time of grief and tweeted, “Deeply saddened to hear about the death of Nasir Ahmad Wagay of J&K police, killed in a militant attack in Kulgam earlier this evening. My condolences to his family. May Allah grant him place in Jannat.\u201d Omar Abdullah is also vice president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.<\/p>\n