Srinagar: An Assistant Sub-Inspector among the four policemen were Saturday killed after the militants exploded the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.
Officials said that the four policemen including ASI identified as identified as Irshad Ahmad of Doda, Ghulam Nabi of Sopore, Muhammad Amin of Kupwara and Ghulam Rasool of Baramulla district were killed in Sopore blast.
The blast occurred on the day when the entire area was observing complete shutdown to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sopore massacre.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Munir Ahmad Khan while talking to reporters at Sopore said that the militants had placed the powerful IED near the shop in the area. “As the area was observing shutdown, the cops were deployed on law and order duty there during which the IED exploded at 10:00 am and resulted into the killing of four policemen who were belonging to IRP 3rd battalion,” he said.
The IGP informed that the IED blast also caused damage to six to seven shops in the area.
Meanwhile, the wrath laying ceremony of the four slain policemen was held at District Police Line (DPL) Sopore during which tributes were paid to the cops.
Militant outfit Jesh-e-Mohammad has claimed the responsibility for Sopore IED blast. (KNS)