Srinagar: Hours after the militant attack in Srinagar's Nowgam area, Inspector-General of Police (Kashmir range) Vijay Kumar claimed that four Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were involved.
"During the analyses of the CCTV footage of the attack, we found out that one burqa-clad militant knocks the main door. As soon as the door is opened two militants started firing indiscriminately while the fourth one decamps with a rifle," the IGP said on the sidelines of the wreath-laying ceremony of slain cop Rameez Raja.
Raja was posted as a guard outside the resident residence of BJP leader Anwar Khan.
He further said," initially we thought that the burqa-clad attacker was a female but after investigation, it became clear that he was a militant posing as a woman. He had tricked sentry on duty by changing his voice."
"Two of the four militants involved in the attack have been identified as Shahid Khursheed and Ubaid Shafi. Both are residents of Srinagar and are associated with LeT," he said, adding that the identities of two others are yet to be ascertained.
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Earlier in the day, militants fired towards the residence of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader in the Nowgam area of Srinagar district.
"The attack took place at around 11:30 am today. During the attack, constable Rameez Raja received bullet injuries and was referred to SMHS hospital for treatment. But unfortunately succumbed on the way, " a senior police official told ETV Bharat.
The official further said that militants fired indiscriminately towards the residence of BJP leader, Anwar Khan, in the Aaribagh area in the outskirts of Srinagar city.
