Srinagar: A police personnel was injured in a militant attack on a police party in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an official said.
Militants opened fire on a police party, which was on COVID-19 curfew duty, at Lazibal area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district in the evening, the official said.
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He said the policeman, identified as Ghulam Muhammad, was injured in the attack.
The official said the police party retaliated, but the militants managed to flee under the cover of darkness.
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The injured policeman was taken to a hospital and was discharged after first aid, he said.
The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the police official added.
PTI
