Militants shot and injured a candidate of Panchayat polls in Doda district on Sunday night and attacked several pickets in Jammu region, official sources informed in Jammu on Monday. “Bashir Ahmad was fired at in Kashtigarh in Doda district while he was returning home,” the sources said adding the militants fled from the scene after the incident.
Ahmad was later shifted to the district hospital.
“Militants also attacked a Special Police Officers (SPO'S) picket at Wangan area in Doda late Sunday night,” the sources said. They escaped when the officers returned fire, it added. Another encounter took place between police and militants at Sirsi area of same district early Monday. However, there was no loss of life, the sources said.
Bureau Report