<p>Militants shot dead special police officer (SPO) and injured an Army personnel in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Reports said unidentified gunmen fired at SPO Riyaz-ul Hasan Tantary and Rifleman Tariq Ahmed Mir of 5-JAKLI from close range in Brath Kalan Sopore, 52 kms from here. While Riyaz died on the spot, Tariq was rushed to Army’s 92-Base Hospital in Srinagar in a critical condition.<br /><br />Riyaz, sources said, was posted at SOG Sopore while Tariq was posted in Assam and had returned home recently on two months leave. They said both were in civvies when they were attacked by the gunmen.<br /><br />Reports said, immediately after the incident, a large contingent of Army, police and para-military CRPF reached the spot and laid siege to the area of the crime. A police spokesperson in a statement said people of Sopore staged “massive protest” against the militants. “Soon after the incident people of Brath Kalan staged a massive protest against the militants for the killing,” he said.</p>
<p>Militants shot dead special police officer (SPO) and injured an Army personnel in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Reports said unidentified gunmen fired at SPO Riyaz-ul Hasan Tantary and Rifleman Tariq Ahmed Mir of 5-JAKLI from close range in Brath Kalan Sopore, 52 kms from here. While Riyaz died on the spot, Tariq was rushed to Army’s 92-Base Hospital in Srinagar in a critical condition.<br /><br />Riyaz, sources said, was posted at SOG Sopore while Tariq was posted in Assam and had returned home recently on two months leave. They said both were in civvies when they were attacked by the gunmen.<br /><br />Reports said, immediately after the incident, a large contingent of Army, police and para-military CRPF reached the spot and laid siege to the area of the crime. A police spokesperson in a statement said people of Sopore staged “massive protest” against the militants. “Soon after the incident people of Brath Kalan staged a massive protest against the militants for the killing,” he said.</p>
