Anantnag Police Constable Killed; Terrorists Open Fire
In Anantnag, militants opened fire on a police party around 12:30 pm near Lal Chowk during the Amarnath Yatra, killing Head Constable Ashiq Hussain and injuring another officer who later died. Authorities sealed off the area and launched a search operation, with The Resistance Front claiming responsibility, marking the Kashmir Valley’s first militant attack on security forces this year.
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About Lal Chowk
Lal Chowk is a city square in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The square was given its name by left-wing activists who were inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought the princely state Maharaja, Hari Singh. It has traditionally served as a place for political meetings, with Jawaharlal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir, respectively, as well as other prominent political leaders having addressed the people from it. The clock tower at Lal Chowk was built in 1980.
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