India / Terrorists hurl grenades, fire at CRPF personnel in J&K; constable injured

Srinagar: A constable was injured after terrorists attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops at Achabal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag on Sunday.

According to the CRPF, the incident took place at 6:40 pm when the terrorists hurled grenades and fired at the CRPF personnel. The injured constable was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical assistance.

"Terrorists lobbed grenades and fired on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops at Achabal Chowk in Anantnag at 6:40 pm. A constable has sustained injuries. Condition of injured jawan is normal after first aid," CRPF said.

Meanwhile, the security forces have cordoned off the entire area and a search operation has been launched.

On Thursday, a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the possession of two Pakistani intruders, who were eliminated by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Attari border area.

According to the officials, one AK 56 Rifle, two magazines with 61 live rounds, one magnum rifle, one magazine with 29 rounds, one pistol, two magazines, two PVC pipes, and 30 Pakistani rupees were recovered from the possession of intruders.

The two intruders were killed by the BSF troops at the Rajatal border out-post.'

"Killing of armed Pakistani intruders: Alert troops of BOP Rajatal, 71 Bn BSF, detected suspicious movement ahead of fence within Indian territory. In the ensuing firing, BSF troops shot dead 02 armed Pak intruders," BSF Punjab had tweeted.