Indian policemen carry the coffin of a junior-level police officer for his wreath laying ceremony in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Nov. 17, 2017. A junior-level police officer was killed and a policeman wounded Friday after militants attacked them in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A junior-level police officer was killed and a policeman wounded Friday after militants attacked them in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The police party was attacked at Zakura locality in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"This evening militants attacked a police party killing a sub-inspector and wounding a policeman accompanying him," a police official said.
The wounded policeman was removed to hospital for treatment.
A police spokesman said wreath laying ceremony of the slain police officer will be held in district police lines office in the city.
Following the attack, authorities rushed contingents of police and paramilitary troopers to the spot to carry out searches.
So far no militant outfit has claimed responsibility of the attack.
A separatist movement and guerrilla war challenging New Delhi's rule is going on in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989.
