Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) Two policemen were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in Pulwama and Kulgam districts in south Kashmir Tuesday, police said.
A senior police officer told IANS that guerrillas fired from a close range at Constable Dalbir Singh in Rajpora Chowk in Rajpora town in Pulwama Tuesday afternoon, injuring him critically.
“The injured constable died while being shifted to the hospital for treatment,” the officer said.
In the other incident in Kulgam, police said that unknown militants fired at Constable Mukhtar Ahmad in Yaripora village of the.
“The injured constable was rushed to Kulgam hospital where he succumbed. The incident happened this (Tuesday) evening, when the constable was performing his duties.
“A resident of village Pathbugh Dialgam in Anantnag, Mukhtar Ahmad joined the police force in 2001. He is survived by an aged mother, his spouse and three minor kids,” a police statement said here.
Meanwhile, police have registered a case and investigations are on.
No guerrilla group has yet owned responsibility for the killings.
