Srinagar, December 31 (KMW): Two heavily armed militants stormed a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours today, killing a personnel and leaving two others injured.
The militants attacked the 185th battalion camp of the Central Reserve Police Force in Awantipora around 2 am.
“Two heavily armed militants stormed the camp at about 2 am. They were armed with under-barrel grenade launchers and automatic weapons. They were challenged by camp sentries,†CRPF officials said,
The deceased CRPF jawan has been identified as constable Saifuddin Soz, a resident of Srinagar.
“The two militants are holed up in one building block in the camp and operation is underway to neutralise militants,†a senior official of the force said.
The camp also serves as training centre for troops inducted for counter-militancy operations in Kashmir Valley.
A Jammu and Kashmir Police team is also co-located with CRPF in this camp.
