J&K: Suspected militants open fire on cop's house in Kulgam, third attack in three days

Militants opened fire outside the house of a senior police officer in Khudwani area of Kulgam district on Tuesday night. This is third such incident in the past three days.

No one was hurt in the attack, police said. The ultras fired on the residence of Additional Superintendent of Police, Bandipora, Dawood Ayoub, at Khudwani in Kulgam, police sources said.

They said there was no damage done in the firing incident and the militants escaped from the site.

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On Sunday, suspected militants had attacked the ancestral residence of the state Minister Farooq Abdrabi in South Kashmir’s Anantnag District, injuring one policeman.

The day after, the ultras opened fire on the houses of ASI Dilbar Ahmad and Constable Reyaz Ahmad at Keegam in Shopian but no one was injured.

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