Highlights
- Four cops were injured and one was martyred after militants hurled a grenade on security forces.
- Sources later suggested that among the injured police personnel, Zubair Ahmad succumbed to injuries.
- The police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law.
Four cops were injured and one was martyred after militants hurled a grenade on security forces in Nishat Park in North Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday.
Police officials said that preliminary investigations revealed that terrorists hurled a grenade upon the Naka party near Nishat Park in Bandipora, injurinf five policemen and BSF personnel. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
Sources later suggested that among the injured police personnel, Zubair Ahmad succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom, while the condition of other injured personnel is stable.
The police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. The investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of this terror crime.
Meanwhile, the whole area has been cordoned off, and a search operation is underway.
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