A CRPF paramilitary trooper was injured in an ongoing gunfight at Mirbazar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday.
Official sources told GNS that a CRPF man suffered bullet wound in ongoing gunfight who has been evacuated to hospital for treatment.
Official sources identified the injured CRPF as Umesh Singh son of Prabu Singh resident of Jharkhand. A CRPF officer confirmed to GNS the injuries to the trooper.
The gunfight had ensued after militants attacked a BSF convoy on Jammu Srinagar Highway at Mirbazar in the area.
Earlier police in a tweet said: “(militants) fired upon BSF convey at NHW Kulgam. No injury reported. However, (militants) trapped. EOF on. Reinforcement reached. Senior officers of Police, CRPF & Army on the spot: IGP Kashmir.”(GNS)
