A soldier was killed and three policemen were injured in two separate incidents of violence in Kashmir Valley on Friday.
Defence sources said that troops intercepted a group of militants in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district early on Friday. The infiltrators opened fire injuring a 21 Kumaon Regiment soldier Ramesh Chander Yadav. He was immediately shifted to 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar where he succumbed to injuries.
Meanwhile, unidentified persons hurled a grenade in central Kashmir’s Chadoora town on Friday injuring three policemen and a civilian. No militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Police said that the grenade was tossed near the local bus stand when a large number of policemen and office-goers were around. Three policemen wounded in the attack, have been rushed to a hospital in Srinagar for treatment. A lady pedestrian was also wounded in the incident. She was discharged after receiving first aid at Sub District Hospital Chadoora.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the blast but there was no clue of the attackers. A year ago, militants shot dead Station House Officer of local police station in the town.