Police officers attacked in a village in Jammu and Kashmir, one person injured

SRINAGAR: A policeman was attacked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday while executing a court order.

Officials said a police team went to the house of one Manzoor Ahmad Khanday in Khurmpora village in the district to execute a court order, but they were attacked by miscreants, resulting in injuries to a policeman.

“The injured policeman was taken to the district hospital in Shopian from where he was referred to SKIMS Soura in Srinagar for specialised treatment,” the officials said.

The injured policeman was identified as Aijaz Ahmad.

“We have registered a case in this regard and the attackers are being identified,” the officials said.

Further details are awaited.