Srinagar shootout: Injured cop dies

Constable Abdul Kabir succumbed to his injuries at Soura Medical Institute late Sunday night.

The second policeman,injured in the shootout at Qammerwari chowk in Srinagar,has succumbed to his injuries,police said on Monday.

Constable Abdul Kabir succumbed to his injuries at Soura Medical Institute late Sunday night,they said.

Kabir and head constable Manzoor Ahmad were on duty when they were shot by unidentified militants from point blank range at Qammerwari Chowk,six kms from Srinagar,on Srinagar-Baramulla highway on Sunday afternoon.

While Manzoor breathed his last at SMHS hospital soon after admission,Kabir was referred to Soura Medical Institute for specialised treatment but could not be saved.

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