Jammu and Kashmir policeman killed, another injured during militant attack in Kulgam district

A Jammu and Kashmir policeman was killed and another injured when militants ambushed a police vehicle in the state's Kulgam district on Saturday evening.Police said constable-driver Khurshid Ahmad was killed and another policeman injured when militants fired at the vehicle in Damhal Hanjipora area of Kulgam.[caption id="attachment_4143649" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Representational image. Shahid Tantray/Firstpost[/caption]"The area has been cordoned off and security force reinforcements rushed to the spot," police said.According to Times Now, the militants opened heavy fire damaging the police vehicle near Nandimarg. The injured policemen were rushed to the hospital where one policeman succumbed to his injuries.A search operation has been launched to nab the terrorists.

This news comes hours after a top Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, Waseem Shah, believed to be the main architect of unrest last year in south Kashmir, was killed along with his accomplice in an encounter by security forces in Pulwama district.

With inputs from IANS