Militants attack Jammu police station, kill policeman

Posted on 20th Mar 2015 12:53 pm by mohit kumar

Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Militants armed with automatic weapons and grenades attacked a police station in Kathua district of Jammu region on Friday, killing one policeman, an official said, adding a gunfight is still on.

"Militants used automatic weapons and hurled grenades at Rajbagh police station in Kathua district today (Friday) morning," a senior police officer told IANS.

"One policeman has been killed and three are injured," the officer said.

Reinforcements have been rushed to the spot. However, latest reports said the militants have entered the police station, 65 kms from here on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway.

Traffic on the strategic highway has been stopped.

Twelve people were killed on September 26, 2013 when guerrillas had attacked Hiranagar police station in Kathua district and later entered an army camp on the Jammu-Pathankote national highway.

Other news

'Obstructing raids, tampering with evidence...', ED approaches Supreme Court against Mamata; levels several allegations.

As the assembly elections in West Bengal draw closer, the state is witnessing increasing turmoil.

Plot to attack Trump again? Police killed a knife-wielding man outside the convention center, AK-47 was recovered.

Recently, former US President Donald Trump was shot. After this, Trump has gone to Milwaukee to a

UPSC CSE Final Result: Final result of Civil Services Examination 2021 may be released today, you can check here

UPSC Civil Service 2021 Final Result Merit List: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is li

AUS vs SA Preview: South Africa will fight against Australia to remove the tag of chokers in, the second semi-final today

Every cricket lover will probably remember the disappointed faces of Lance Klusener at Edgbaston

Sonam Raghuvanshi: Raj and Sonam will face each other today, both the accused have been brought to Shillong on remand; big secrets will be revealed during interrogation

Police have brought Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi

BCCI is taking every step to organize WIPL, Board Secretary Jay Shah revealed

The Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) i.e. Women's T20 Challenge may start early next year, wh

OnePlus 9 5G became cheaper, smartphone price cut by Rs 7000, now buy at this price

OnePlus 9 5G Features: The premium smartphone OnePlus 9 5G, which came last year from handset mak

WHO on COVID-19: WHO Chief warns about Corona, said - the epidemic is not over yet

WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern about the rising corona cases. He said

Can medicines are given to corona-infected adults be given to children or not? Government-issued guidelines

Can the medicine being given to Covid-19 infected adults be given to children or not? Very import

Petrol Diesel Price: Petrol-Diesel prices have not changed even today, know how much are the prices in your city

Even today, there has been no increase in the prices of petrol and diesel by the oil companies. I