Srinagar, Militants killed a special police officer (SPO) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
SPO Fayaz Ahmad was fired at in Zazripora village.
“He was shifted to a hospital where the doctors said he was dead on arrival,” the police said.
SPOs are engaged on a fixed monthly emolument by police to fight insurgency. In most cases, the SPOs are not trained in handling firearms.
