Militants open fire at police bus in Zewan police camp in J&K, three dead, 12 policemen injured

New Delhi, December 13

In an audacious attack on a police bus in Jammu and Kashmir, one armed police personnel, two policemen died and 12 have been injured after two terrorists attacked a police bus near a police camp at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar. 

The police stated that the one of the deceased policemen is an assistant sub-inspector and another a section grade constable. The injured have been shifted to the hospital where the condition of some is said to be critical. 

As per the police, the primary information shows that the terrorists resorted to heavy firing on the bus in the highly secure area that houses several camps of various security forces. 

The area has been cordoned off and a search operation launched to track down the assailants.

According to the police, the attack took place in a high security zone that has a huge presence of security personnel, including police and paramilitary forces. The J&K Police’s Armed complex that houses several armed police battalions is located in Zewan. It also has camps of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel.

The J&K police issued a statement “Terrorists fired upon a police vehicle near Zewan in Panthachowk area of Srinagar. 14 personnel injured in the attack. All the injured personnel evacuated to hospital. Area cordoned off. Further details to follow, Among the injured police personnel, aN ASI (Assistant Sub Inspector) and a selection grade constable succumbed to their injuries and attained martyrdom.”

The officials stated that the manner in which the attack was carried out suggests that the attackers were part of a ‘fidayeen’ outfit

This attack comes days after two policemen were killed after terrorists opened fire at a police team in Kashmir's Bandipora district. 

Two policemen were critically injured and were shifted to a hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival. The incident took place in Bandipora's Gulshan Chowk on December 10. 

It is to be noted that this is the second major terrorist attack in the valley after the recent spate of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority communities in Kashmir. 

The J&K police has carried out high profile terrorist operations in the last two months nailing down the terror leaders who were on the target lists. 

At least 19 police personnel have been killed in militant attacks this year.