SRINAGAR, Jun 28 (NNN-PTI) – Unidentified gunmen killed a policeman, his wife and daughter, in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said today.
The trio was attacked inside their house, at village Hariparigam, near Awantipora town of Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Police suspect militants behind the killings.
Following the attack, government forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, to track down the assailants. However, they are believed to have escaped soon after carrying out the attack.
The killings came hours after two explosions rocked Indian Air Force operated airport in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The explosions are believed to be set off using drones. Reports said, two Air Force personnel suffered wounds in the attack.
There has been a surge in militant attacks in the region over the past two weeks.
On Saturday a civilian was killed and three others wounded in a grenade attack in Srinagar city.
Last week, gunmen shot dead a civilian and a senior police officer, in two separate incidents in the city, and a policeman was shot dead inside his house in a similar attack.
A guerilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in the region, since 1989.
The militants often target government personnel either with grenades or resort to firing. The gunfights between the two sides take place intermittently across the region.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region, divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.– NNN-PTI
