A policeman and a civilian died after suspected militants opened fire in a village in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Friday. Two more civilians were injured, one of them critically, in the incident.
Witnesses that gunmen opened fire at a policeman who was sitting on a shop-front in Chanchur village of the district.
SSP Kulgam confirmed that two people have died in the firing incident. He identified the deceased cop as Constable Manzoor Ahmad.
He said the injured persons have been shifted to District hospital Kulgam for treatment.