CRPF jawan dies in Srinagar terror attack, another hurt; 2 non-locals shot at in Pulwama

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was killed and another injured in a terrorist attack at Maisuma in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Monday. Both the injured personnel were taken to the hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries.

In another incident, two non-local labourers were shot at and injured by militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

This is the second attack by the ultras on non-locals in less than 24 hours in the district. “Terrorists opened fire on Patleshwar Kumar and Jako Chowdhary, both residents of Bihar, at Lajoora in Pulwama district this (Monday) afternoon,” the officials said.

On Sunday, two labourers from Punjab were injured after being shot by terrorists in Pulwama. Terrorists had fired upon two labourers identified as Dheeraj Dutt and Surinder Singh, who were both residents of Pathankot in Punjab.

The two locals were shot at in the Nowpora Litter area of Pulwama. Both the labourers received gunshot injuries and were immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment, the police informed.

Three days ago, a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district. Two army personnel were also injured in the gunbattle.