Woman SPO shot dead in south Kashmir

Srinagar, March 16 : A woman special police officer (SPO) was shot dead by suspected militants at Vehil area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday afternoon.

Official sources stated gunmen fired upon the woman SPO namely Khushboo Jan at around 2:40 pm at her home in Vehil.

Pertinently, in the incident, Khushboo suffered serious bullet wounds and was shifted to the nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries,” they said.

Meanwhile, Army, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF cordoned off the area and launched a hunt to nab the assailants.