Militant killed, PSO injured after BJP worker’s house attacked in Ganderbal: Police

Srinagar, Oct 6: An unidentified militant was killed and a PSO of a BJP worker was injured at Nunar Ganderbal in central Kashmir .

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) escaped unhurt in a militant attack in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

However, the militant was killed after personal security officers (PSOs) retaliated. One PSO was wounded in the attack, said a police spokesman.

“The (militant) fired upon one BJP worker at Nunar Ganderbal. He is safe,” police said in a tweet, “However his one PSO was injured in this incident. One unidentified militant got killed in PSOs retaliation,” police said in a tweet.

Sources told local news agency that the PSO identified as constable Altaf Hussain has been shifted in “critical” condition to SKIMS Soura