Jammu: One constable was killed and two other policemen were injured today (Dec 18, 2003) when militants carried out a suicide attack on the office of deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.

The militants, believed to be two in number and wearing police uniform, exploded grenades and opened indiscriminate fire on the guards of DIG Shiv Morari Sahia around 11.30 hrs (IST), the sources said.

n the gunbattle, one constable was killed and two other cops of DIG escort group were injured, the sources said, adding that militants entered the office complex of the police official.

Additional police force has been sent to the area and Army's commandos have been called to flush out militants from the office, the sources said. The entire area has been sealed off, they added.

The deceased cop has been identified as Garwal Singh and the injured as Showkat and Amin, the sources said adding the injured have been hospitalised.

The DIG had reached his office minutes before the attack, the sources said adding he was safe.

This is the first ever attack on a top police official's office in Rajouri-Poonch belt during decade-old militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.

PTI



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