CRPF CO, Addl SP, DSP among 18 injured in militant attack
25/08/2016
Srinagar, Aug 24: A CRPF Commandant, an Additional SP and a DSP of the Jammu and Kashmir police were among 18 security personnel injured in a militant attack today in Pulwama town, about 32 kms from here, police said.
Militants hurled a grenade, followed by firing, at security personnel who were on duty near the Degree College in Pulwama town, a police official said.
Officials said 18 security personnel including Commanding Officer of CRPF's 183rd battalion Vijay Anand Prakash, as also an additional SP, a DSP and a local SHO were injured in the attack.
Among the injured were eleven CRPF personnel and all the injured were rushed to the Pulwama district hospital, the official said.
The militants fled from the spot after carrying out the attack.
In a similar attack on August 15, CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar was killed in a militant gunfire in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar.
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