Militant killed, cop injured in Tral grenade blast
Srinagar : A militant was killed and a policeman injured on Monday in south Kashmir’s Tral town when militants hurled a grenade at a police station.
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid said: “A terrorist, Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan, died in a grenade explosion when challenged by sentry while trying to escape from Tral police station.”
Earlier reports said militants hurled a grenade at the police station in which one police constable sustained minor injuries.
Chopan belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen separatist outfit and was in police custody.
IANS
