Srinagar: Two paramilitary CRPF personnel were killed and another suffered injuries in a militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday.
Reports said that the militants opened fire on a joint party of CRPF and Police at Noorbagh.
“In the incident, three paramilitary troopers sustained injuries,” they said.
The injured were evacuated to nearby SDH hospital were two CRPF men were declared brought dead on arrival.
A local news agency quoted Director General of Police (DGP) J&K, Dilbagh Singh (IPS) that CRPF troopers were attacked while on duty. The top police officer also confirmed the killing of two personnel and injuries to another, driver of the vehicle which was attacked by the gunmen.
Meanwhile, soon after the attack, security forces launched searches in the area to nab the attackers and when this report was filed no arrest was made while “operation was going on.”