Wreath laying ceremony of martyred policeman held in Lethpora

Srinagar July 1, 2013: A wreath laying ceremony was held for the martyred Constable Mushtaq Ahmad at District Police Lines Lethpora.IGP Kashmir, Sh. Abdul Ghani Mir led the officers and jawans on the wreath laying ceremony. Constable Mushtaq Ahmad was martyred in an encounter at Mandoora, Tral this morning. DIG South Kashmir Sh. Vijay Kumar, SP Awantipora Sh. Abdul Waheed, officers and Jawans of all ranks laid the wreath to the martyr Ct. Mushtaq.Giving details of the incident on the sidelines of the wreath laying ceremony IGP Kashmir said that a joint team of Awantipora police, CRPF and Army on a specific information laid the cordon of a particular house in Mandoora village of Tral. While the cordon was being laid militants hiding in the house fired, triggering an encounter. Two policemen and two CRPF personal were injured in the initial gunfight. All the injured were shifted to the hospital, where constable Mushtaq succumbed to his injuries.