Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 12 (ANI): Police officer Arshid Ashraf who was shot in Srinagar's Khanyar succumbed to his injuries in Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) hospital on Sunday.

"Police officer Arshid Ashraf who was shot at by terrorists in Khanyar succumbs to his injuries," said Jammu and Kashmir Police.

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Earlier a group of suspected terrorists attacked a police party in the Khanyar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Sunday, injuring a police officer.

Meanwhile, an encounter is underway between Security forces and terrorists in the Thana Mandi area of Rajouri.

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Further details awaited.

Earlier, the area was cordoned off and a search operation was launched to nab the terrorists in the Thana Mandi area of Rajouri after specific inputs. (ANI)

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