Srinagar, Feb 28 (PTI) Suspected militants shot at a police officer outside a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir's Batamaloo area here on Monday, officials said.

The bullet hit inspector Firdous Sheikh, currently posted in the Anti-Corruption Bureau, on his neck and he was rushed to hospital for treatment, they said.

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Further details are awaited.

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