Terror group United Liberation Front has taken responsibility for the attack, as per News18
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At least three were left dead and at least 10 personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police injured on Monday after militants opened fire on their bus in Zewan area on the outskirts of Srinagar city, officials said.
Among the injured police personnel, one ASI and a Selection Grade Constable succumbed to their injuries and attained martyrdom, tweeted Kashmir Police.
The incident occurred in Pantha Chowk area this evening, they said.
The list of injured police personnel:
ASI GHULAM HASSAN NO. 861250
CT SAJAD AHMAD NO. 641AP 9TH
CT RAMEEZ AHMAD NO. 734 AP 9TH
CT BISHEMBR DASS NO. 129 AP 9TH
SGCT SANJAY KUMAR NO. 458 AP 9TH
SGCT VIKAS SHARMA NO. 557 AP 9TH
CT ABDUL MAJEED NO. 399 AP 9TH
CT MUDASIR AHMAD NO. 301 AP 9TH
CT RAVI KANTH NO. 719 AP 9TH
CT SHOWKAT ALI NO. 434 AP 9TH
CT ARSHID MOHAMMAD NO. 518 AP 9TH
SGCT SAFIQUE ALI NO. 782 AP 9TH
CT SATVEER SHARMA NO. 657 AP 9TH
CT AADIL ALI NO. 432 AP 9TH
ULF has taken responsibility of the attack, reported News18.
Further details of the incident are awaited, they added.
According to a tweet by Kashmir Police, “The terrorists fired upon a police vehicle near Zewan in Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. All the injured personnel evacuated to hospital. Area cordoned off.”
With inputs from agencies