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Srinagar, July 12: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was killed while two policemen were injured as militants fired upon a police naka party at Lal Bazaar area of Srinagar district on Tuesday.

Police said  that militants attacked police Naka at Lal Bazaar this evening in which ASI identified as Mushtaq Ahmad was killed while as two others received bullet wounds.

#SrinagarTerrorIncidentUpdate: ASI Mushtaq Ahmad #succumbed to his injuries & attained #martyrdom. We pay rich #tribute to the #martyr for his supreme #sacrifice made in the line of duty. Other two injured personnel are being treated. Further details shall follow. https://t.co/8JNiZRrwDR

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 12, 2022

Both the injured were shifted to nearby hospital immediately for treatment. More details awaited