REGIONAL

Zeewan Attack: 2 Among 14 Injured Cops Succumb, Says IGP

By News Desk

December 13, 2021

Two among 14 police personnel injured in a militant attack on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Zeewan succumbed to wounds at a hospital here, officials said on Monday.

A bus of police’s armed forces was fired upon near Aripora Zeewan in outskirts of Srinagar on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Monday afternoon.

Official sources told GNS at least 14 cops were injured. Two of them identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Ghulam Hassan and Safique Ali (Sgct) succumbed to injuries at a hospital here, they said. A senior police officer confirmed to GNS that two policemen died.

When this report was filed searches in the area were going on. However there were no immediate reports about arrest of any person so far. Emerging story. More details waited. (GNS)