SRINAGAR: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured on Saturday as militants ambushed the convoy he was part of in Kupwara district.
The BSF convoy was travelling from Langate towards Baramulla when militants opened fire on the vehicles near Udhipora crossing.
Superintendent of Police, Handwara, Ghulam Jeelani said that the militants opened fire from the open fields lining the road. “A soldier has been hit in his thigh. He is stable,” he added.
The injured jawan, Head Constable Satinder Singh, was hospitalised and his condition is said to be stable. This was second attack on security forces in the Handwara area in the past 36 hours. Militants on Thursday night opened fire on a police station here but there was no damage in the incident as the ultras fled from the scene when the police returned fire.
The SP attributed the increase in militant attacks to increased infiltration during summer when Kashmir was reeling under unrest following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani.