Srinagar: CISF officer killed after suspected militants fire at security post at power grid station
The incident took place in the Wagoora area of Nowgam. The area has now been cordoned off, said the police.
An officer of the Central Industrial Security Force was killed on Friday night after suspected militants opened fire at a security post outside a power grid station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, reported the GNS Kashmir news agency. The incident took place in the Wagoora area of Nowgam.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar sustained injuries in the firing and was rushed to a hospital but he was declared dead on arrival.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Srinagar) Imtiaz Ismail Parray confirmed the incident and said an investigation has been launched. Parray said security forces returned fire in retaliation but there were no reports of the suspected militants being injured. The area has been cordoned off, ANI reported.
Srinagar: Wreath laying ceremony of CISF ASI Rajesh Kumar who lost his life after terrorists lobbed a grenade on him when he was deployed for security of a power grid at Wagoora Nowgam in Srinagar, late last night. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/vpzZS6DJUf
— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2018