Jammu and Kashmir: Three policemen killed, one injured in separate militant attacks

Militants on Monday shot dead three unarmed policemen, who had gone for investigating a crime in a village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"Three policemen -- one head constable and two constables -- were killed in a militant attack at Ashipora in Shopian district," a police officer said.

He said the slain policemen were unarmed and had gone to the village for investigating a crime when militants opened fire on them.

This is second militant attack on policemen within hours in Kashmir Valley.

Earlier in the day, ultras shot at and critically injured a police officer in Pattan area of Baramulla district.

Sub Inspector Ghulam Mustafa was shot at and injured by two pistol-borne militants in a bus which was on its way to Pattan, a police official said.

The driver of the bus drove the bus to a local police post where the cops shifted their injured colleague to hospital, he said. 

In a seperate incident suspected militants shot at and injured a police officer in Pattan area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Sub-Inspector Ghulam Mustafa was shot at by two pistol-borne militants in a bus which was on its way to Pattan, injuring the police officer, they added.

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The driver of the bus, took the injured to the local police post where the cops shifted their colleague to the hospital, he said.

No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, the official said adding the incident is being investigated.