Updated April 18th, 2020 at 19:55 IST
Three CRPF jawans martyred in J&K's Sopore as terrorists open fire at their vehicle
three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers were killed and four suffered injuries after terrorists allegedly opened fire at a joint party of CRPF in J&K
Update at 7:30 PM
#Update The CPRF personnel who lost their lives in Sopore terrorist attack have been identified as 42-year-old Rajeev Sharma from Vaishali in Bihar, CB Bhakare (38) from Maharashtra's Buldhan & Parmar Stayapal Singh (28) from Sabarkantha in Gujarat: CRPF https://t.co/MTTpwYMxyu
— ANI (@ANI)
In a major development, three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers were killed and two suffered injuries after terrorists allegedly opened fire at a joint party of CRPF and police on Saturday in Ahad Bab’s crossing in Jammu & Kashmir's Sopore district. Sources report that the driver who was driving the CRPF vehicle has also been injured in the firing. Reports state that the injured have been rushed to nearby SDH Hospital in Sopore.
3 jawans martyred in terror attack
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, took to Twitter to condemn the attack. Lauding the valour of the jawans, he expressed his condolences to their bereaved families. Sources state that the CRPF has launched a search operation to catch the terrorists.
Condemn the terror attack on CRPF personnel in #Sopore, Kashmir in which three jawans have been martyred. Salute the valour of our jawans & convey my deepest condolences to their bereaved families. May God give them strength in this most difficult time.
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51)
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Published April 18th, 2020 at 19:34 IST