A policeman was critically injured on Friday in a militant attack in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said here.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon a special police officer (SPO) in Kir Kadal area of Bijbehara, resulting in critical injuries to him.

He said that soon after the incident the injured SPO was immediately rushed to SDH Bijbehara for treatment, where his condition is said to be critical.

He has been identified as Ghulam Qadir and was posted at PS Bijbehara.

The official added that the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.