Cop succumbs, Srinagar ambush toll 3

New Delhi, December 14

The police today said the death toll in the terrorist attack on a police vehicle in Srinagar yesterday rose to three after an injured constable succumbed to his injuries.

An official said constable Rameez Ahmad of the 9th Battalion, J&K Armed Police succumbed to injuries at the Army’s 92 Base hospital.

A little-known outfit, Kashmir Tigers, believed to be the front of Jaish-e-Mohammad, is said to be behind the attack on the vehicle carrying several police personnel at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

ASI Ghulam Hassan and constable Shafeeq Ali were killed while 12 others, including Rameez, had sustained injuries. Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar said the attack was pre-planned. — TNS/PTI

‘Will eliminate them’

We have got a lot of inputs on the group. We will neutralise this group very soon. — Vijay Kumar, Kashmir IGP