India/Insurgency: One policeman killed in Kashmir gunfight

Suspected terrorist attacked a police station in Sopore town in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing one police officer on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Abdul Qayoom Manhas, Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Kashmir, confirmed that head constable Mohammad Yousuf was entering the police station at 10:45 am (local time) when heavily-armed ultras opened fire. He added that police retaliated and exchange of fire between militants and police was going on.

In a separate incident, Maoists guerrillas blew up a part of railway track in Jharkhand's Giridih district on the third day of their 72-hour shutdown on Tuesday, disrupting train services.

Superintendent of Police Ravi Kant Dhan said the tracks were blown up under Nimiaghat police station in the district. The Maoist rebels, locally known as 'Naxals' announced on Sunday 72-hour strike in their strongholds to protest against the proposed all-out security offensive 'Operation Green Hunt' against them by the Centre.