CRPF jawan, driver injured in attack by militants in Kashmir

Two CRPF personnel were injured in an attack by militants on a vehicle of the paramilitary force near Pantha chowk bypass, officials said.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-06-24 14:53 GMT
Image: ANI, Twitter

Srinagar

Militants fired upon CRPF deployment near Pantha chowk bypass around 17:50 hours, causing bullet injuries to a jawan and the driver of the vehicle, they said.

CRPF personnel retaliated but there was no immediate report of any casualty on the militant side.

Reinforcements have been rushed to the area and a search operation was launched to track down the militants, the officials said.

The injured CRPF jawan was rushed to a hospital.

No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. 

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