Militants kill BSF soldier in Srinagar

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Keywords: Death, Militants, Kashmir, Jawan

Srinagar: Militants shot dead a BSF jawan and critically injured another in the busy Regal Chowk area on Thursday sparking panic in the heart of the city.

The incident occurred at around 1500 hrs IST when the pistol-borne militants fired at two BSF personnel from point blank range, official sources said.

Both the jawans were rushed to the hospital where head constable Mohammad Ashraf Khan was declared brought dead, while the condition of constable Rajpaul Singh was stated to be critical, they said.

The jawans had just alighted from their vehicle for shopping when the ultras struck, sources added.

The shooting sparked off panic as people ran for shelter after the incident, the sources said.

Police and security forces immediately cordoned the area and at least 20 persons including several shopkeepers and their salesmen were detained for questioning in connection with the incident.

In another incident, militants shot dead a former special police officer Puneet Paul Singh outside a hospital in Baramulla district town of north Kashmir on Thursday afternoon.

Singh, who disassociated from police few months back was moving near the hospital when militants shot at him with a pistol killing him on the spot, the sources said.

Meanwhile, police arrested a youth Mohammad Ayub with the help of locals after he intruded into a house with a fake gun and tried to extort money posing as a militant at Rajpora in Pulwama district.

Ayub intruded into the house of Nazir Ahmad Kumar brandishing the toy gun and threatened the inmates demanding money. However, Ayub locked him and informed police and subsequently he was arrested, the sources said.