Kashmir: Suspected terrorists shoot SPO and his son in Handwara

Security forces launched a search operation in the area. This was the second such incident on Thursday: a civilian had been shot at in Tral earlier.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
Srinagar, October 7, 2017 | UPDATED 00:36 IST
Handwara in Kashmirs Kupwara district (Image courtesy: Google Maps)Handwara in Kashmir's Kupwara district (Image courtesy: Google Maps)

Suspected terrorists on Friday shot an SPO and his 11-year-old son in Hajin village in Handwara, a tehsil in Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Both the police officer, Gh. Mohmamad Khan, and his son, Altaf Ahmad Khan, were taken to hospital.

Security forces launched a search operation in the area.

A civilian was shot at in Tral earlier on Thursday.

(With inputs from Shuja-ul-Haq and ANI)