J&K: CISF inspector killed in grenade attack in Kashmir, another dies of stone-pelting injuries

Earlier on Friday, acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants in Suthu Kothair locality of Nowgam, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours.

Terrorists attacked with a grenade at the CISF personnel which were followed by firing on CISF guard deployed for security of Power grid at Wagoora Nowgam in Srinagar. ASI Rajesh Kumar received fatal injuries in the attack and died later./ ABP News Grab

Srinagar: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was killed in a terrorist attack Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Terrorists attacked with a grenade at the CISF personnel which were followed by firing on CISF guard deployed for security of Power grid at Wagoora Nowgam in Srinagar. ASI Rajesh Kumar received fatal injuries in the attack and died later. After the attack, security forces seized in the area. Another army personnel identified as Rajendra Prasad, who was wounded during the stone pelting in Anantnag district, also summed to injuries. "In the intervening night, a standoff fire by terrorists took place at the grid Station Wagoora in Budgam district in which one ASI of CISF sustained serious bullet injuries," a police spokesman said. He said the attack was, however, successfully repulsed by the alert sentry at the spot. "The injured ASI Rajendra Prasad was evacuated to the hospital for medical attention but succumbed at the hospital," the spokesman said. Earlier, acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants in Suthu Kothair locality of Nowgam, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours. Militants opened fire on security forces during the search operation, triggering a gunbattle in which two ultras were killed. Later, clashes broke out between protestors and security forces soon after the encounter ended.