Militants open fire at police in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, civilian injured

A civilian was injured when militants fired upon a police party near Yaripora Chowk in the south Kashmir's Kulgam district. He was taken to a hospital and there are no reports of injuries to any police personnel.

Srinagar: A civilian was injured when militants fired upon a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday.

Militants fired upon a police party near Yaripora Chowk in the south Kashmir district in the afternoon, a police official said.

He said that a civilian was injured in the firing and he has been taken to a hospital.

There are no reports of injuries to any police personnel, the official said, adding that the area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers.

(PTI Report)