J&K: Baby girl, 3 injured in Sopore terrorist attack

Three people including a baby girl were injured after terrorists fired ruthlessly in Dangerpora area of Sopore district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

"In a merciless act of terrorism, terrorists fired and injured four persons including a baby girl, Usma Jan, at Dangerpora village of Sopore," the J&K Police tweeted.

Those injured have been shifted to a hospital and are stated to be stable, a police spokesperson said in the tweet.

Police are currently on the spot of the incident. The investigation in the matter is underway, the spokesperson said.

Merciless act of terrorism. https://t.co/Bv1ltTHawF J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) September 7, 2019

More details are awaited.

Earlier on August 29, some suspected terrorists had opened fire in Srinagar's Parim Pora area in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) injuring one civilian.

Intelligence officials said that terrorists have resorted to civilian killings and threats to instill fear among the people, NDTV reported.

Last month, two terrorists with links to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba were caught near the Line of Control in Boniyar sector of Baramulla district.

According to reports, the Indian Army arrested two Pakistani nationals, Khalil Ahmad and Mozam Khokar, associated with Laskhar-e-Taiba who were trying to infiltrate into India through Jammu and Kashmir. They were arrested near the LoC in Boniyar sector of Baramulla district on the intervening night of August 22 and 23, said the Army.