RPF constable dead, ASI hurt in Pulwama attack

THE DUO WAS HAVING TEA AT A STALL OUTSIDE THE KAKAPORA RAILWAY STATION WHEN THEY WERE ATTACKED

SRINAGAR: A head constable of Railway Protection Force (RPF) was killed and an assistant subinspector (ASI) was injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, police officials familiar with the matter said.

The deceased head constable was identified as Surinder Kumar while ASI Devraj was injured in the attack, police said.

“Terrorists fired upon RPF personnel at Kakapora, Pulwama. In this terror incident, 02 RPF personnel sustained bullet injuries & were evacuated to hospital, where 01 RPF personnel succumbed & attained maron tyrdom. Area cordoned off,” a police spokesperson tweeted.

Both the personnel were having tea at a tea stall outside railway station in Kakapora when the attack took place. The two were rushed to a hospital where Kumar was declared dead on arrival, the officials cited above said.

Over the past three weeks, terrorists have stepped up attacks security forces and civilians in the Valley. This was the ninth attack this month. On Sunday, an army jawan was killed during a gunfight with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Anantnag.

Centre declares JEM commander Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo as terrorist

NEW DELHI: Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, a commander of banned outfit Jaish-e-mohammad (JEM), was designated as a terrorist by the Centre on Monday for his involvement in various terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. Nengroo is the fifth individual to have been designated as a terrorist by the Centre in the last fortnight.

In a notification, the Union home ministry said Nengroo has been involved in the infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir and has also been responsible for perpetrating various terror incidents in the Union Territory.

Nengroo (34) is running a terror syndicate in Kashmir and is now “engaged in a perilous campaign to orchestrate terror in Jammu and Kashmir”, remote controlled from Pakistan, the ministry said. In view of the danger that Nengroo poses to the security of India and in order to deter him from perpetrating terror acts, he has been designated as a terrorist under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the ministry said.