SSP Srinagar with senior officials inspect the playground at Eidgah where Inspector Masroor Ahmad was shot and critically wounded by militants when he was playing cricket in Srinagar

A police official was shot at Eidgah in Srinagar while he was playing cricket with local boys. He has now been shifted to a hospital for treatment

Srinagar cop shot by terrorists: A police inspector was shot by terrorists near Eidgah in Srinagar today (October 29). He has been shifted to a hospital for medical treatment. Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was playing cricket with local boys at the Eidgah ground when he was shot by terrorists, the officials said. Doctors were attending to him and his condition was stated to be critical, they added.

The area has been cordoned off and a case has been registered in this matter. As per the initial reports, a pistol was used in the crime by terrorists. Security has been tightened near Eidgah after a senior cop was shot on Sunday.

"Terrorists fired upon and injured Inspector Masroor Ahmad near Eidgah, Srinagar. He was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation reveals that a pistol was used in this terror crime. Area cordoned off, case registered," Kashmir Zone Police posted on X (formerly known as twitter).