India, July 22 -- A policeman was killed after terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town on Wednesday. The attack took place at around 12.30 pm at Lal Chowk in Anantnag.

This is the first terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since April 22, 2025, when 26 civilians were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.

According to officials, Head Constable Aashiq Hussain Qureshi (Belt No. 20), of the IR 3rd Battalion and a resident of Beerwah in Budgam district, was deployed on Amarnath Yatra security duty when he came under attack.

He was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital in Anantnag, where the attending doctors declared him dead. Further medico-legal proceedings are being carried out as per protocol.

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