J&K: CRPF ASI killed as militants open fire on checkpoint

The police said that on Sunday afternoon militants fired indiscriminately at the checkpoint at Gangoo village of south Kashmir's Pulwama.

Two policemen, including Follower Lal Singh and SPO Shakeel Ahmed had sustained minor pellet injuries in the explosion. (Representational)

AN ASSISTANT Sub Inspector (ASI) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed when militants targeted a joint checkpoint of J&K Police and the CRPF in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday.

Sunday’s attack is the second shoot-and-run attack by the militants in the Valley this week. On Tuesday, an ASI of police was killed and two of his colleagues injured in a similar attack in Srinagar.

The police said that on Sunday afternoon militants fired indiscriminately at the checkpoint at Gangoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama. “Today at about 1415hrs, terrorists fired upon a joint naka party at Gangoo crossing area of Pulwama in which one CRPF personnel attained martyrdom. Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached on the terror crime spot,” the police said.

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“In this terror incident, one CRPF personnel namely ASI/GD Vinod Kumar was critically injured and was immediately shifted to nearby hospital for the treatment of his injuries. However, he succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom.”

The police said the militants appeared from the nearby dense apple orchards and fired at the joint team of police and paramilitary forces. Police sources said after targeting the joint forces, the militants managed to escape taking cover of dense foliage.

The police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and initiated investigation. “Officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of the terror crime. The whole area, including orchards, had been cordoned off with the help of reinforcement and search operation is in progress,” the police said.

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