New Delhi: A policeman was shot dead by terrorists in the Batamaloo area of the city on Sunday, news agency PTI reported officials as saying.


The policeman has been identified as Constable Tausif Ahmad. According to news agency ANI which cited a police source, he was 29 years old.


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"At about 8 pm, terrorists fired upon JKP Constable Tausif Ahmad near his residence at SD Colony, Batamaloo," the officials said, as quoted by PTI.


They informed that the cop was critically injured and was taken to the SMHS hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.


The area has been cordoned off, and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers.


Meanwhile, the National Conference (NC) condemned the attack.


"Unequivocally condemn the cowardly & dastardly attack on 29-year-old policeman in Batmaloo, Srinagar in which he lost his life. No words of condemnation would be enough! May Allah grant him a place in Jannat. Our hearts go out to his family and friends at this time of grief," the party tweeted.









Targetted Civilian Killings


This comes as Jammu-Kashmir witnesses a worrying trend with targetted killings of civilians.


In October, the total number of victims who died in the targetted civilian attacks in the union territory reached 11 after four more non-locals were shot dead.


Two non-local residents were killed and another sustained injuries when unknown gunmen fired upon them in the Kulgam district of south Kashmir on October 17. 


Police said the gunmen fired at them at Wanpoh, leaving two persons — Raja Reshi Dev and Jogindar Reshi Dev, both from Bihar — dead on the spot and another person wounded. 


Earlier, the teachers who were killed on October 7 were identified as Supinder Kour, a resident of Alochi Bagh area in Srinagar, and Deepak Chand, a resident of Jammu. They were working as teachers at Government Boys School, Sangam, news agency PTI reported.


Prior to this, on October 6, three civilians were shot dead by militants within two hours in separate incidents in the Srinagar and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir. 


The victims included Makhan Lal Bindroo, a Kashmiri Pandit and owner of Srinagar's most famous pharmacy. He was shot dead by the assailants from point-blank range while he was at his pharmacy.


Within an hour, militants killed a non-local street vendor in the Hawal area of the city. The vendor, identified as Virender, used to sell bhel puri and was also shot at point-blank range. He died on the spot.


Then within minutes of the second killing, the third victim Mohammad Shafi Lone was shot dead at Naidkhai in Bandipora district in North Kashmir.


Before that, militants had shot dead Majid Ahmad Gojri, a resident of Chattabal Srinagar, at Karan Nagar on October 2. 


Later that night, another civilian Mohammad Shafi Dar, resident of Batamaloo, was shot at and injured at SD Colony Batamaloo. He succumbed to the injuries.