Srinagar, May 6 -- Days after terrorists killed 25 tourists and a local at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, the Phalagam station house officer (SHO) has been attached to district police lines, Anantnag.

Anantnag senior superintendent of police (SSP) on Monday issued an order in which six police inspectors were shifted to different places. Among them SHO Riyaz Ahmad was transferred to District Police Lines, Anantnag. Inspector Peer Gulzar Ahmad has been posted as new Pahalgam SHO. He was earlier posted at police lines Anantnag.

Though officials or the order has not mentioned that the SHO's transfer is fallout of the recent terror attack, however, those privy to security details said that the transfer of SHO could be reason for his failure to...