NEW DELHI: Four policemen were killed and one was seriously injured in an IED blast set off by
terrorists in
Sopore in
Jammu and Kashmir's
Baramulla district today.
Three of the four policemen were identified as ASI Irshad of Doda, M Amin of Kupwara, Ghulam Rasool od Sopore and Ghulam Nabi, also of Sopore, police said.
Militants had planted the IED near a shop in a lane between the 'Chotta Bazaar' and 'Bada Bazaar' in
Sopore
in Baramulla district, the official said. The policemen were patrolling the area in view of a separatist-sponsored strike there, said PTI. The policemen were from the 3rd Battalion of Indian Reserve Police
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister
Mehbooba Mufti said she was "deeply pained" at the deaths.+
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Three days ago, also in Sopore, unidentified gunmen shot dead a man Arif Maqbool Sofi, police said.
The 25-year-old Sofi died on the spot.
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Police registered a case and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today condemned the killing.
More details are awaited. Stay with TOI for updates.
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