4 Indian Security Personnel Killed In Major Militant Strike In Kashmir

New Delhi, April 27, IRNA -- In a major strike, militants Friday killed four policemen in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. Militants opened indiscriminate fire on a police team near Haigam, 65 kms from Srinagar, on Sopore-Kupwara road this evening, pti reported quoting Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir as said in Srinagar. The four policemen were on their way to Haigam to probe a complaint of robbery when they were ambushed by militants in a lane of the village. Mir said security forces have cordoned off the area to track down the militants involved in the attack. The phone call made to report the robbery was also being traced as police suspect this could have been a hoax to lead the police party into a trap. No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the first major militant strike in North Kashmir following the arrest of top LET commander Qari Naveed, alias ˈFahadullahˈ, last week./end