A militant was killed in retaliatory fire when he attacked a BJP leader, injuring his Special Police Officer (SPO) in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal on Tuesday.
However, the BJP leader escaped unhurt in the attack.
A police official said that militants attacked BJP District Vice President, Ganderbal, Ghulam Qadir Rather, late on Tuesday evening. “The SPOs, guarding the BJP leader, retaliated ensuing in a brief exchange of fire,” he said.
He said an unidentified militant was killed while an SPO was injured in the firing. “Additional security forces have been rushed and the area has been sealed,” he said, adding a search operation has been launched to sanitize the area.
“The injured has been rushed to the hospital, where his health condition is stated to be stable,” he added.