New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that the killing of six policemen in a terrorist ambush in Kashmir was an act of "cowardice".
A group of militants, believed to be from Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, ambushed a police party at Achabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Friday, killing six policemen.
They also disfigured the faces of the policemen before walking away with their weapons.
A sub-inspector, identified as Pulwama-resident Feroz Ahmed Dar, a driver and four other policemen, who were on a routine round in their jeep, died in the attack.
"Killing of six policemen by terrorists in #Achabal is a cowardice act. My condolences to the bereaved families. Salute to martyrs," Jaitley tweeted.
Killing of six policemen by terrorists in #Achabal is a cowardice act. My condolences to the bereaved families. Salute to martyrs.— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) June 17, 2017
It is believed that the militants wanted to take revenge for the Arwani encounter in which their local commander, Junaid Mattoo, was killed.
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