J&K: CRPF officer killed in militant attack in Pulwama

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A CRPF officer was killed in a militant attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, an official said.

“At about 2:20 pm, terrorists fired upon the joint naka party of police and the CRPF in Gangoo area of south Kashmir,” the official said.

Central Reserve Police Force assistant sub-inspector Vinod Kumar was injured in the attack. He was shifted to a hospital in Pulwama, but succumbed to injuries, the official said.