Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected terrorists kill policeman in Srinagar
Srinagar: Suspected militants shot dead a policeman here on Tuesday, officials said.
They said the shooting took place at Zoonimar Soura area on the city's outskirts.
The policeman was shifted to the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) where he succumbed to his injuries, a health official said.
Police identified him as Selection Grade Constable Amir Hussain Lone, a resident of Kupwara.
Lone is the third policeman killed in line of duty this year.
On Monday evening, a civilian was shot dead and a non-Kashmiri was wounded in two attacks in Kashmir.
(With UNI inputs)
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