Four Indian Policemen Killed in Kashmir Bomb Blast

An Indian policeman inspects damaged shops after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sopore town of Baramulla district, about 50 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Jan. 6, 2018.

New Dehi, MINA — At least four Indian police personnel were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast in Sopore town of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Quoting Inspector General of Police of Kashmir Munir Khan, the Indo Asian News Agency said that the explosion of the improvised explosive device damaged three shops while killing four police officials and injuring two others at Gole Market of Sopore town which is 50 km away from Srinagar.

It is suspected that militants have planted the explosives near a shop in the Gole Market which was closed today in wake of separatist shutdown.

The security authorities had deployed several members of the security apparatus in and around Sopore town and the market as the separatists are observing the 19th anniversary of a militant attack on security forces in 1993 which killed around 55 people.

A search and cordon operation was launched to track down the perpetrators and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital, the police said.

New Delhi accuses Islamabad of supporting and funding the armed groups in Kashmir, claims which Islamabad denies and insists Kashmir people are defending their freedom. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)