Gunfight: SPO killed, another cop injured in Budgam

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Government forces during a search operation in Kashmir
Government forces during a search operation in Kashmir | Photo: Reshi Irshad

SRINAGAR — A Special Police Officer of Police has been killed while as another policeman was injured in an ongoing fierce encounter in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

A senior police officer said that one SPO, namely Altaf Ahmad, has lost his life while another policeman, namely Manzoor Ahmad, was injured in the ongoing encounter in Beerwah.

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Earlier, reports reaching here said that a joint team of Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Beerwah.

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As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.

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