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4 of cop's family gunned down in Poonch district

Militants on Sunday night targeted the family of a police constable killing four persons near Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday, police sources said on Monday.

The militants forced their entry into the house of Mohammad Azad, assigned to the special operations group (SOG) of the state police involved in counter insurgency operations, and opened indiscriminate fire on the inmates, they said.

The cop's father, brother, nephew and sister-in-law died on the spot while two children who received critical injuries have been admitted to a hospital, they added.

Police and security forces immediately rushed to the spot and searched the area for the culprits who managed to escape under the cover of darkness, sources said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the killings.

Assembly polls are due in Poonch district on September 16.

PTI adds
Meanwhile, security forces gunned down four militants in an encounter in Kupwara district in north Kashmir, a defence spokesman said in Srinagar on Monday.

He said the encounter took place at Trehgam in the district late on Sunday night, which also led to the recovery of some arms and ammunition.

Further details regarding the incident are awaited, the spokesman added.

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