Srinagar: The death toll in fatal attack by militants on a police bus in Zeewan area of Srinagar outskirts rose to three as one among the 14 injured police personnel succumbed to wounds at a hospital here on Tuesday.
A police official told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that Constable Rameez Ahmad son of Mohammad Amin of Yachama area of in Kangan Ganderbal lost battle for life at BB Cantt. hospital here.
A bus of armed police was fired upon near Aripora Zeewan in outskirts of Srinagar on Monday evening, leaving 16 men injured.
Later two of them, ASI Ghulam Hassan of Top Neel Bharthand Ramban and Safique Ali (Sgct) of Mamakoti Mahore in Reasi district succumbed to injuries at army’s 92 base camp at Badami bagh hospital here.
Police has said that the attack was carried out by three militants of “Kashmir Tigers” which it said is an “offshoot” of Jash-e-Mohammad.
‘Preliminary investigation has revealed that three (militants) had fired indiscriminately upon a police vehicle carrying police personnel of 9th Battalion near Zewan Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar,” a police spokesperson had said, adding, “The police party were coming back to their campus after finishing their duties.”
Although the fire was retaliated, he said, militants however taking advantage of darkness managed to escape from the spot.
“Credible sources revealed that the attack was carried by Kashmir Tigers, an offshoot of JeM. In the retaliatory firing, one of the militants got injured and the group involved in this attack will be soon brought to justice,” the spokesperson had added.
