Tral: A man who was under custody in SOG camp in Tral on Wednesday snatched a gun from a cop, fired upon him, and later hid in the generator room of the camp.
Official sources said that the man was picked up by police for questioning, however, today he snatched a rifle from the cop and fired upon him.
He said that the man is hiding in the generator room of SOG camp while the police were persuading him to surrender.
The top official said that SSP Awantipora was trying to make him surrender and there was no hostage situation as there were no other policemen inside the room.
Reports quoting Inspector General of Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar said: “One suspect during questioning snatched weapon of one policeman and fired upon in which one constable was injured.”
“SSP Awantipora is trying to make him surrender. No other policemen inside the room and there is no hostage situation,” he said. The injured policeman has been identified as Amjid Ahmad, the report said.
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