Sitting ducks: 20 J&K cops killed in 2017, it's already 40 this year

Srinagar | Tuesday | 30th October, 2018

Summary:

Over the past few years, the number of policemen killed by militants has steadily crept up. On the eve of Bakr-Eid in August, inspector Mohammad Ashraf Dar was killed in front of his wife and daughter in south Kashmir. SRINAGAR: An officer posted in Srinagar had gone home to Pulwama for Eid-ul-Fitr. It has now doubled much before the end of 2018.Policemen whose hometowns are in the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag , Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian have been the worst hit. He is now seeking transfer from his hometown to avoid attacks on his family or himself.Others have not been as lucky..