Image

J&K: One militant killed in gunfight inside District Police Lines in Pulwama

by IBNS 26 Aug 2017, 11:17 am

Srinagar, Aug 26 (IBNS): A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight inside the District Police Lines (DPL) Pulwama, in Jammu and Kashmir, said an official.

PRO of the CRPF said that a militant has been killed in the gunfight. 
 
“The operation is going on,” he said.

According to officials, heavily armed militants stormed the District Police Line situated in a high security area and close to DC and SSP office on Shopian Pulwama highway around 3:45 am on Saturday.

 
Two CRPF Jawans, Head Constable of 182 BN and Constable of 183 BN, succumbed during an ongoing encounter with militants in Pulwama Police Line.
 
Six others, including two cops of Jammu and Kashmir police and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men, were injured after militants believed to be fidayeens, attacked District Police Lines (DPL) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
 
 
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)