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Militants attack NC leader’s house; 2 cops dead
Azhar Qadri
Tribune News Service

Srinagar, April 13
Two policemen were killed when two militants attacked the residence of a senior high court judge, whose son is a leader of the state’s ruling party, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district today. The security forces later pinned down both militants in a nearby field and killed them.

The militants attacked the residential compound of Justice Ghulam Hasnain Masoodi, a senior Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Khrew in Pulwama and opened fire on the policemen using automatic assault rifles, police officials said.

Masoodi’s son, Yawar Masoodi, is a member of the National Conference youth wing. Yawar, who recently joined the youth wing of the National Conference, was present inside the house when the attack took place.

The slain policemen were later identified as Head Constable Abdul Hamid and Constable Vinod Kumar.

Another gunbattle in Valley

• A fierce gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces at Soura locality of Srinagar on Sunday evening.
• Security forces cordoned a section of Ahmad Nagar locality near Soura after receiving an input about the presence of militants in the area.
• When security personnel were searching the area, they were subjected to heavy fire