{"id":4187,"date":"2026-07-22T19:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4187"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:40:17","slug":"terrorist-kill-jk-cop-in-anantnag-market-first-strike-since-pahalgam-attack-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4187","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist kill J&#038;K cop in Anantnag market, first strike since Pahalgam attack | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132567411,imgsize-1312726,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cop-killed-in-jampk.jpg\" alt=\"Terrorist kill J&amp;K cop in Anantnag market, first strike since Pahalgam attack\" title=\"Police officials carry the mortal remains of the Police constable who was killed in a terrorist attack\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Police officials carry the mortal remains of the Police constable who was killed in a terrorist attack\">Police officials carry the mortal remains of the Police constable who was killed in a terrorist attack<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: A terrorist shot dead a J&amp;K police head constable in Lal Chowk market of south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag town when it was bustling with shoppers around 12.30pm Wednesday. This marks the first attack in Kashmir since the Pahalgam massacre that left 26 people dead on April 22, 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, attached to IRP 3rd battalion, was part of a team deployed to secure the \u201cLal Chowk-Kokernag axis\u201d. He suffered critical bullet wounds and later died, Kashmir IGP VK Birdi said. Qureshi\u2019s team retaliated but the terrorist escaped by blending into the crowd.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to a shopkeeper, two bullets struck his shop. \u201cWe heard gunshots and ducked down inside the shop. Later we saw a policeman lying on the road,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Security forces sealed the area and launched a search. Police also cracked down on suspected terrorist networks, detaining many people for questioning. United Liberation Front J&amp;K, a shadow group linked to The Resistance Front, which is an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>A CCTV footage purportedly showing the attack spread online, prompting police to urge people not to circulate the video and warned of strict legal action against violators.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The brazen attack in a busy market came during Amarnath Yatra, which began July 3 but has remained suspended since July 19 because of heavy rain and landslides. The drive from Lal Chowk to Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam, a starting point for the annual pilgrimage, takes just over an hour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Security was further tightened along Jammu-Srinagar NH-44 and across Kashmir valley. Lal Chowk is about 3km from the NH-44 intersection at Khanabal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Qureshi from Lalpora village in central Kashmir\u2019s Budgam is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and his elderly mother. His father, also a policeman, died in the line of duty in an accident at Banihal 15 years ago. Mourners streamed into the family\u2019s home as grief swept through the village.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and CM Omar Abdullah condemned the attack. \u201cMy heartfelt condolences to the family of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty\u2026 This heinous act will not go unpunished,\u201d Sinha said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>BJP called the attack a desperate attempt by anti-national elements to disrupt Kashmir\u2019s peaceful atmosphere and derail Amarnath Yatra, which it said had drawn an unprecedented response from pilgrims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Senior police officers described the killing as a rare strike, saying attacks targeting security forces had virtually disappeared from Kashmir valley over the past several years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The previous attack targeting a police officer took place on Oct 29, 2023, when terrorists shot inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani in Srinagar\u2019s Eidgah grounds when he was off duty and playing cricket with friends. <!-- -->He died at AIIMS New Delhi on Dec 7.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Lal Chowk in Anantnag last saw a major terrorist strike on Aug 9, 2021, when BJP functionary and sarpanch Ghulam Rasool Dar and his wife Jawahira Begum were shot dead in their home. In June 2019, terrorists attacked a CRPF team on KP Road near Anantnag, killing five personnel. Inspector Arshad Khan, who engaged the attackers at close range, later died of his wounds and was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/terrorist-kill-jk-cop-in-anantnag-market-first-strike-since-pahalgam-attack\/articleshow\/132567405.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police officials carry the mortal remains of the Police constable who was killed in a terrorist attack SRINAGAR: A terrorist shot dead a J&amp;K police head constable in Lal Chowk market of south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag town when it was bustling with shoppers around 12.30pm Wednesday. 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