Sopore terrorist attack: Another J-K Councillor succumbs to injuries at Srinagar hospital

Two councilors and a policeman were injured in the attack that happened yesterday. While two people succumbed to injuries, councilor Shams-ud-Din Peer who was battling for life died on Tuesday. 
Representational Image. (File Photo)
Representational Image. (File Photo)

BARAMULLA: The Municipal Councilor Shams-ud-Din Peer who was injured in the Sopore attack on Monday succumbed to his injuries in hospital today.

Yesterday, a councilor and a policeman were killed in a terrorist attack in the area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

According to Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar, "A councilor Riyaz Ahmad and one policeman Shafqat Ahmad had died in Sopore terrorist attack."

Jammu and Kashmir Police had said, "Terrorists fired at Municipal Office Sopore. In this terror incident, police personnel Shafqat Ahmad and councilor Riyaz Ahmad died."

The forces have been deployed in the area following an attack.

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