Jammu and Kashmir: Police officer martyr, brother injured in militant attack

In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district unidentified militants opened fire on a Special Police Officer(SPO) and his brother in the Chattabugh village of on Saturday. The SPO later succumbed to his wounds.

His brother is undergoing treatment at Hospital in Srinagar.

Official sources said the militants fired upon siblings Ishfiq Ahmad Dar(26), posted as SPO in Budgam, and his brother Umar Ahmad Dar (23), who is a student, injuring them seriously.

Security forces cordoned off the area where the brothers were attacked and have launched a search operation for the perpetrators.

In a separate incident, Kishtwar Police launched a cordon & search operation along with 11RR in general area of Tillar Forest of Marwah in which a hideout was busted & a cache of arms & ammunition, incl one Chinese grenade, three UBGL grenades, recovered. FIR registered, further investigation on.