Militants attack Army jeep in Rajouri, civilian killed

One woman was killed when militants attacked an Army jeep near Thanamandi in the Rajouri border. Over a dozen were injured including two Army jawans.

Late last night, in another fresh militant attack, three policemen were killed in Sopore.

In Rajouri on Wednesday morning, heavy firing was on between the the Army and the insurgents till reports last came in.

Deputy Inspector General, Poonch Range, S D Singh Jamwal said the woman, Kiran Bala, was travelling in a private coach along with other civilian passengers which was passing through the area at the time the militants attacked the Army jeep driving alongside. The vehicles were going to Rajouri from Poonch. Senior police officers said that militants suddenly opened fire on the Army vehicle, one kilometre before Thanamandi town. The private vehicle also came in the line of fire, police sources said.

The bus had left Poonch for Jammu around 6 am in the morning and most passengers were local, the police said.

Police sources said three among the injured -- Swarnkanta of Udhampur, Gul Begaum of Thanamandi and Irfan Ahmed of Poonch -- have been airlifted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu.

Earlier on Tuesday evening, three youths were injured when the Jammu and Kashmir Police and personnel from the Central Police Reserve force (CRPF) had opened fire on protesters in the Nowhatta area in Srinagar's old city. The injured have been shifted to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS).

After the firing, more people had come out on the streets and started protesting against the police.