Police constable shot at in J-K's Shopian

ANI  |  Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] 

A group of terrorists on late Wednesday night opened fire at a police constable in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

The victim has been identified as Ashiq Hussain.

Hussain was rushed to a local hospital and his condition is said to be stable now.

More details are awaited.

Earlier on September 9, a police officer was killed and another was injured when terrorists opened fire on a police contingent at a bus stand in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.

The incident was reported hours after a terrorist - a district commander of Hizbul Mujahideen - was killed in an encounter in Sopore.

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First Published: Wed, October 25 2017. 22:42 IST