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Police officer shot dead in J-K's Pulwama

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Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir of J-K police (File photo)

Srinagar, Jun 18 (PTI) A police officer was shot dead by terrorists inside his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.

The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place at Samboora in the Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said.

The officials said Mir was posted in the IRP 23rd Battalion at CTC Lethpora.

On Thursday, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, with operation involving J & K Police.

Targeted killings of Kashmiri pandits, Kashmiri hindus, and those officials working for the government are on the rise in Kashmir.

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