Militant, PSO kileld after BJP worker house attacked in Ganderbal

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Srinagar, Oct 6: An unidentified militant and a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a BJP worker were killed at Nunar Ganderbal in central Kashmir on Monday evening.

“The (militant) fired upon one BJP worker at Nunar Ganderbal. He is safe,” police said in a tweet, “However his one PSO was injured in this incident. One unidentified militant got killed in PSOs retaliation,” police said in a tweet.

The PSO identified as constable Altaf Hussain was shifted in “critical” condition to SKIMS Soura.

However, he succumbed to injuries on way to the tertiary care hospital, some 14 kilometer away.