Trooper shot, injured by militants in Kashmir
October 14th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANSSrinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) A trooper of the India Reserve Police (IRP) sustained critical gun-shot injuries when militants opened fire at him at a crowded bus stop in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar Friday, police said.”Militants fired at Sajad Ahmad Dar of the IRP 19th Battalion from close range while he was posted on Friday prayer duties at the bus stop in Hazratbal,” a police officer told IANS.
The constable was battling for life at the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical Institute (Soura).
Hundreds of devotees throng the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake for Friday prayers every week.
“The bus stop was crowded when we heard the shots. Everybody ran for cover since nobody knew what had happened,” an eyewitness said.
After the incident, many shops were shut in the area. No militant group has so far taken responsibility for the attack.
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