STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Terrorists attacked a CRPF camp in Litter in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on late Friday night in which four jawans of the force were injured, whereas in another attack three cops were injured in Budgam.
The attack came a week after eight CRPF jawans were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday in a militant ambush on a convoy in Pampore town in Pulwama district, the highest single-incident casualty in three years in the state. A police official said the CRPF personnel retaliated the firing by the terrorists at the camp in Litter, about 35 km from Srinagar.
Four jawans were injured, the official said.
Meanwhile, militants attacked a police party in Budgam District of Kashmir, injuring three persons, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, and triggering a gunbattle which was underway.
The unidentified militants opened fire on the police party in main market in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Budgam at around 3.15 PM, a police officer said.
Two locals and ASI Abdul Rashid were injured in the attack and were evacuated to hospital, he said. The area was immediately cordoned off by the security forces, including army, the officer said.
Intermittent firing between militants and security personnel was going on when the last reports came, the officer said, adding more reinforcements were rushed to the spot and efforts are on to neutralise the militants.
No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the incident, he added
Meanwhile, Army on Friday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Karnah area of Kupwara District. However, no casualties were reported.
“Army personnel noticed movement of heavily armed militants trying to infiltrate into Indian territory near the Eagle Post in Safar Forest area of Karnah,” a police official said.
