A man was killed after the police opened fire when he allegedly attacked a team of security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Thursday night, PTI quoted officials as saying. Three Special Operations Group personnel were also injured in the incident.
The incident took place near Bhaderwah after a police team was deployed along the Jaie-Gandoh road following information about suspicious movement in the area.
At around 11.30 pm, the team intercepted a man who allegedly attacked them and tried to snatch a service rifle, an unidentified police officer told PTI.
“During the scuffle, [Special Operations Group personnel] opened fire,” the news agency quoted the officer as saying. “The youth sustained bullet injuries, while three police personnel were injured in the incident.”
All four were taken to hospital, where the man, identified as 30-year-old Aarif Hussain of Cheeka village, succumbed to injuries.
Hussain’s relative has claimed that he had left home for a picnic and that the family was initially informed by the police that he had met with an accident before learning that he had been shot, ANI reported.
A religious preacher has also reportedly been detained for questioning. However, his link to the case has not yet been established.
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