Forest deptt employee injured in terrorist attack in Pulwama dies

A forest guard, injured in a terrorist attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, officials said.

Terrorists had fired upon a team of forest department employees who had set up a checkpoint to apprehend timber smugglers near the Bangender Bridge in the south Kashmir district , they said.

The injured — Imran Yousaf Wani and Jahangir Ahmed Chechi — were taken to a hospital, wherefrom Imran Yousaf Wani, who had received a bullet injury on his thigh, was shifted to SMHS Hospital here.

Jahangir Ahmed Chechi had minor injuries and was discharged after first-aid, the officials said.

However, Imran Yousaf Wani died at the SMHS hospital, the officials said and added that a case has been registered and an investigation is underway.