The Kashmir Pulse

KUPWARA — A Special Police Officer (SPO) succumbed to his injuries after hit by a vehicle at Drugmulla village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday evening, official sources said.

They told the news agency GNS that two persons were injured after hit by an unknown vehicle along Kupwara-Srinagar highway last evening.

The injured duo, they said, was taken to a nearby hospital, from where one Mohammad Sarfaraz Kataria (28) son of Mohammad Misri Kataria, resident of Kanipora Kalaroos, with critical injuries was referred to SKIMS Srinagar.

"After remaining there overnight, Kataria succumbed to his injuries early this morning," they said, adding he had been serving as SPO and was currently deployed at JIC Kupwara.

Another person Irshad Ahmad Khari, son of Mohammad Abdullah Khari, resident of Chayalpatti Drugmulla, is under treatment, they said.

A police official, while confirming the incident, told GNS that a case has been registered into the incident for investigations.

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BUDGAM — The brother of slain Special Police Officer (SPO) who was seriously wounded in yesterday's militant attack in Budgam, also succumbed this morning at Srinagar hospital, the the number of causlities in the incident to two.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Umer Jan, a student and the brother of slain SPO succumbed to his injuries at 5 am at JVC hospital Bemina," he said.

Umer's bother SPO Ishfaq Ahmad, son of Ghulam Muhammad had received serious bullet wounds and waa declared brought dead at the hsospital. Umer was battling for life but breathed his last today morning.

Kashmir zone police yesterday had tweeted that "SPO Ishfaq Ahmad and his brother Umar Jan (a student) were fired upon by Militants at their residence in village Chadbugh area of Budgam. However Ishfaq Ahmad succumbed to his injuries & attained martyrdom. Area cordoned off, search operation in progress."

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