Cop Killed in Terrorist Attack in J-K's Anantnag
Officials said reinforcements and a search operation were launched after the policeman, on Amarnath yatra duty, died from his injuries.
- On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Head Constable Ashiq Hussain was killed after suspected terrorists opened fire in Anantnag while he was stationed there for Amarnath Yatra security duty.
- The attack occurred during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, when Jammu and Kashmir authorities placed the pilgrimage under a multi-layered security grid, marking the first suspected terror attack in the Valley since Pahalgam in April last year.
- Terrorists fired upon Hussain at approximately 12:30 p.m. near Lal Chowk on the Anantnag-Kokernag road; officials rushed him to Government Medical College Hospital in Anantnag, where he "later succumbed to his injuries."
- Police and paramilitary forces immediately cordoned off the area following the shooting, while officials deployed reinforcements to launch an extensive search operation to track the attackers.
- Earlier this month, Anantnag Police intercepted a suspected overground worker using a Facial Recognition System at the Nunwan base camp, highlighting technology-driven surveillance enhancing security for the annual pilgrimage.
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