A policeman  who was shot by suspected militants in Anantnag earlier today has succumbed to his injuries.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Rashid succumbed to his injuries at  SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura  where he was shifted from Anantnag district hospital after he was critically wounded  in an attack near Mehandi Kadal on Monday . Rashid was a resident of Panzath village of Kulgam’s Qazigund area.