SRINAGAR: Armed terrorists assaulted three policemen after barging in their houses in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Monday and threatened to kill them if they did not quit their jobs. This was the third incident in the last three days when terrorists attacked security men, including J&K police in the Valley.

On Saturday, SPO Mudasir Ahmad Lone was abducted and beaten up in Tral area of Pulwama, but let off after a warning to quit his job. Lone works as a cook in police. On Sunday, terrorists killed Naseer Ahmad Rather, a CRPF jawan from J&K, in his home at Naira in Pulwama district . There has been rise in abductions and killings of cops in the state, while incidents of weapon snatching from police have become a routine.

Official figures say, 39 security personnel, including 17 Army personnel, 20 policemen and two CRPF personnel, were killed and 96 others injured in the first six months of this year.

Terrorists on Tuesday overpowered a cop, Mohammad Ishaq, and snatched his service rifle from Kandhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The policeman was part of the deployment for former minister and MLA Abdul Haq Khan’s visit in the area. A police officer said the incident was a serious concern since it was first of its kind in the district.

