Srinagar: A Pakistani militant was killed and five policemen sustained injuries in a blast that took place inside a police vehicle which was escorting the undertrial in Sopore town of North Kashmir today.
The prisoner, Wahid Noor Khan, was being escorted to Central Jail Srinagar, police sources said. He died due to some explosion inside the police vehicle, they said.
Mr Khan was arrested in connection with a militancy-related case of 2010 and was scheduled to appear before a Sessions court in Sopore.
The sources said that five policemen, who were accompanying the detenu, were injured in the blast and admitted to SKIMS hospital in Srinagar.
The prisoner, Wahid Noor Khan, was being escorted to Central Jail Srinagar, police sources said. He died due to some explosion inside the police vehicle, they said.
Mr Khan was arrested in connection with a militancy-related case of 2010 and was scheduled to appear before a Sessions court in Sopore.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces, Terrorists In J&K's Sopore Poor Man Donated Egg For Mosque In J&K. Auction Fetched Record Amount Woman Held For Murder Of Husband In Jammu And Kashmir's Baramulla The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Crippled Windows Users Worldwide On Sonu Sood's Post About Kanwar Yatra Order, Kangana Ranaut's Rejoinder Woman Dies As Portion Of Mumbai Building Collapses After Heavy Rain In Madhya Pradesh, Panel Of IAS Officers To Tackle Stray Dog Menace Union Minister Chirag Paswan Backs Caste Census, But Has A Big Concern 14 Indians Rescued From 'Cyber-Slavery' In Cambodia Wait To Return Home Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.