{"id":11409,"date":"2018-03-17T11:59:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T06:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=11409"},"modified":"2018-03-17T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T06:29:13","slug":"ssp-shopian-escapes-bid-on-life-in-militant-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=11409","title":{"rendered":"SSP Shopian escapes bid on life in militant attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i><b>Srinagar:<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><span><i> <\/i><\/span><i>SSP Shopian<\/i><span><i> <\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_-4203421169212856414gmail-aBn\" style=\"border-bottom: 1pxdashedrgb(204,204,204);\"><span class=\"m_-4203421169212856414gmail-aQJ\"><i>on Saturday<\/i><\/span><\/span><span><i> <\/i><\/span><i>had a narrow escape when militants fired upon his bulletproof vehicle at Hajipora area in south Kashmir district.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; color: rgb(34,34,34); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i>Official sources told news agency GNS that the bullets hit the vehicle but the officer and his guarding personnel escaped unhurt as the vehicle they were traveling to attend army\u2019s function was bulletproof.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; color: rgb(34,34,34); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i>The officer was scheduled to attend function \u201cflag in ceremony\u201d organized by army\u2019s 34 RR at Behibagh in neighbouring Kulgam district.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; color: rgb(34,34,34); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i>Soon after the attack, the army, SOG, and police cordoned off the area and have launched searches to trace out the assailants.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; color: rgb(34,34,34); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i>When this report was filed no arrests were made.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; color: rgb(34,34,34); background-color: rgb(255,255,255); line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;\"><i>Despite repeated attempts, SSP Sriram Ambarkar could not be contacted for the comments. 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