Two cops killed in firing inside Srinagar hospital, Pak terrorist Naveed Jutt escapes

Picture of security personnel inside SMHS hospital in Srinagar.

New Delhi: Terrorists on Tuesday carried out a attack at a Srinagar hospital, killing two policeman and escaping with a Pakistani terrorist. Reports say two terrorists attacked a police party near the S.M.H.S hospital while they were escorting the terrorist who was among 6 others for treatment. The firing claimed life of a constable named Mushtaq Ahmed while another succumbed to bullet injuries in the afternoon. SMHS hospital staff As per initial reports available, the Pakistani terrorist has been identified as Naveed Jutt who was among six others brought to the hospital from the city's Central Jail for medical checkup. Naveed Jutt, the Lashkar-e-Toiba militant from Pakistan who was caught in Kulgam in south Kashmir in 2014, managed to escape with the assailants, police officials told news agency PTI. The ultras opened fire on the police party accompanying Jutt, alias Abu Hanzala, outside the hospital in Kaka Sarai area of the city, police said. A carbine rifle of one of the cops is also reported missing, an official told the news agency. (A TV grab of Naveed Jat who managed to escape.) The rest of the five terrorists were immediately taken back to the prison. Investigations are on while efforts are on to ensure Jat does not cross city limits. This is a developing story and will be updated.