J-K: Three arrested for attack on policeman in Srinagar

The JK Director of General of Police said that three accused were arrested on Sunday who were involved in an attack on a police constable in Bemina area earlier this month. Arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession. 

The Police clarified that the accused have been identified as Danish Mala, Imtiyaz Ahmad Khanday and Mehnan Khan alias Mehran Khan.

#WATCH | Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain says, "Jammu and Kashmir Police has achieved success in tracing the killers of one of our policemen who was very recently attacked when he was returning home after duty... Accordingly accused namely… pic.twitter.com/ux5WVk5oeB

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DGP RR Swain informed that the plan to kill police constable Hafiz Ahmed was planned by a designated terrorist who is now in Pakistan, named Arjuman Gulzar. He assigned these accused to implement the planning. 

The accused said, "Six bullets were fired on the police constable, out of which 3 of them hit him. The accused managed weapons and followed the constable for several days and attacked him on December 9 after duty hours." 

Arms and ammunition recovered

Furthermore, he said that various arms and ammunitions including pistols that are made in Turkey have been recovered from the accused.

He said, "They had several targets. A combination of our efforts has not only caught the guilty but also prevented several other killings of policemen and other people."

Notably, constable Hafiz Ahmed was injured when the terrorist shot him on December 9 at Hamdaniya colony in the Bemina area of Jammu and Kashmir.