J&K militant attack: 2 CRPF men killed, 3 hurt
SRINAGAR: Two motorcycle-borne Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) militants opened indiscriminate fire on a security forces party in Nowgam area of the city in Srinagar on Monday, killing two CRPF personnel and injuring three others, police said.
The injured include an assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Militants fired upon a security forces party near Kandizal Bridge in Nowgam, Srinagar this afternoon, a police official said.
He said five CRPF personnel, including an ASI, were injured in the firing. The injured were taken to the
Army’s 92 base hospital, where the doctors declared two, constables Shalinder Pratap Singh and Devndra Kumar
Tripathi, brought dead.
He said the other three personnel -- ASI Gorakh Nath, Constable Kirgain and Constable James -- are undergoing treatment and their condition is stated to be stable.
The militants fled the spot after the attack. Soon, the area was cordoned off and a manhunt was launched. Seniors rushed to the spot.
Kashmir Police IG Vijay Kumar said, “Two LeT militants came on a motorbike and fired indiscriminately on the CRFP Road Opening Party using AK-47. The forces retaliated, there was heavy cross-firing. The militants fled, but we have identified them and will soon neutralise them. One is Saifullah, a Pakistani militant, and the other is a local.”