Srinagar, May 17: Four days after the killing of a sub-inspector, militants targeted police personnel again today gunning down two constables from point blank range in a high security area of the city, official sources said. While constable Mushtaq Ahmad died on the spot, Abdul Khaliq succumbed to injuries while being taken to hospital, sources said adding the constables belonged to Ram Munshibagh police station. The militants escaped from the scene of the incident immediately taking advantage of the panic which followed the shooting, they said. The area at Badyari Chowk in Dalgate was immediately cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the unidentified militants.
On May 13, sub-inspector Fauja Singh of Karan Nagar police station was shot dead by militants at Kak Sarai Chowk in the city. Bureau Report