News agency ANI quoted the CRPF sources saying "Terrorists lobbed grenade and fired on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops at Achabal Chowk in Anantnag at 6:40 pm."
As per the information, a constable has sustained splinter injuries in the attack and has been rushed to the hospital for the medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the security forces have cordoned off the entire area and a massive search operation has been launched. More details are awaited.
The attack has come more than two months after a terrorist was gunned down by the security forces during an encounter. A joint operation was launched with the Jammu and Kashmir police to locate the militants when firing broke out between the forces and terrorists at Larnoo in the Anantnag district.
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