Cops attacked, two injured

Jammu: Two police personnel were injured when a group of persons, reported to be moving suspiciously, attacked cops with stones in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.

Police received information that a group of men was spotted in Kas Balari village of Mendhar moving in suspicious circumstances, a police officer said.

He said two police teams were despatched to assess the situation in the area and when they reached the spot, the men who were roaming in suspicious circumstances started pelting stones on one of the police party.

Two constables Razakh Ahmed and Naseer Ahmed were injured in the attack, the officer said.

While the condition of Naseer Ahmed was stated to be stable, Razakh was shifted to district hospital for specialized treatment, he said.

He said the police team nabbed the accused and booked them under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).

The accused have been identified as Sajjad Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel and Mohammed Iqbal.