Srinagar, Feb 25 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists on Sunday evening shot dead a police personnel and decamped with his service rifle at Soura in the outskirts of Srinagar, officials said.
According to sources, terrorists opened fire on the policeman and shot him dead after he tried to prevent the militants from entering the residence of Hurriyat Conference (M) leader Fazal Haq Qureshi at Bilal Colony.
Qureshi who was instrumental in holding talks between Hizb rebellion group and Government of India was attacked by militants in the past as well.
The deceased cop has been identified as Constable Farooq Ahmad Itoo of Chadoura Budgam.
Earlier, militants killed Kultar Singh in Charar-e-sharif area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district.
According to reports, Singh died after two terrorists opened fire at a police post near the shrine of Sufi saint Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani in the Chrar-e-Shareef in Central Kashmir
A police official said that the militants decamped with Singh's service rifle.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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