A selection grade constable of the Jammu and Kashmir police was targeted by 'unidentified' terrorists near his house at Hugam Srigufwara area of Anantnag late Sunday evening.
Till the time of filing the report the said police officer,identified as SgCt Firdous Ahmad, was undergoing treatment at 92 Base hospital in Srinagar.
This is the first incident of targeted strike on a policeman after the start of the Amarnath yatra 2022 since June 30.
According to a police spokesman, "at about 7.30 p.m terrorists fired upon a police personnel at Hugam Srigufwara area of Anantnag. In this terror incident, he had received gunshot injuries. Subsequently, he was shifted to SDH Bijbehara for treatment from where he was referred to 92 Base Hospital Srinagar.
Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law.The entire area has been cordoned off and search in the area was going on to track down the footprints of terrorists.