J&K: One jawan killed, 8 injured in terrorist attack in Zakura; SSB DG to visit today

A jawan of paramilitary force SSB was killed and eight others, including a policeman, were injured on Friday night when militants attacked security convoy in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Militants fired at the vehicles of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) which were ferrying the personnel to their camp after performing law and order duties in the city, a security force official said. One jawan of the SSB was killed and eight others were injured in the attack, the official said. The injured, who included a policeman, have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.

Security forces immediately cordoned off the area and launched search operations to track down the militants, which ended later in the day.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Archana Ramasundram, SSB DG after the attack. She would be visiting Zakura on Saturday.

This is the first militant attack in the city since the encounter at Nowhatta on August 15 in which a CRPF commandant was killed and nine other personnel were injured. Terrorist organisation Al-umar-Mujahideen (AuM) claimed responsibility for the attack on a paramilitary convoy in Zakura. The outfit also warned of similar attacks on Indian security forces in the coming days.